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  ciu4   jyutping
  chao2   pinyin
[1] [n] tide [2] moist; wet; damp; humid [3] inferior in skill or fineness (gold, silver, etc.) [4] [] trendy, up-to-date

Stroke count: 15
Level: 2
Radical: (#85)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

This word has been viewed 10945 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 28th Jul 2009 15:24

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detail  gou1 ciu4  gao1 chao2 = high tidal wave, climax
detail  ciu4 seoi2   = tide waters
detail  sing3 gou1 ciu4  xing4 gao1 chao2 = orgasm; climax
detail  ciu4 zik6 nang4   = tidal energy
detail  jit6 ciu4  re4 chao2 = upsurge; fad
detail  ciu4 baau3   = very trendy; very fashionable; extremely chic/fashionable
detail  ciu4 lau4  chao2 liu2 = flow of the tide; [粵] trend, popularity
detail  hin1 hei2 gou1 ciu4   = raise to a climax
detail  ciu4 sap1  chao2 shi1 = damp; moist; wet; humid
detail  ciu4 hei3  chao2 chi4 = moist, damp
See all 56 compounds (CantoDict reports 58 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing all 2 examples containing 潮
detail 潮人
Wow! What a fashionable guy!
detail audio 今日打扮真係潮爆
You look really fashionable today!
[Your style is very up to date.]

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: This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.  
: This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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