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giu1 hiu1
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[1] [v] sprinkle water on; pour liquid on [2] [v] irrigate; water (a field) [3] [v] cast; pour into a mould [4] [adj] unkind; mean; ungrateful Jyutping giu1 is standard reading; hiu1 is variant.
Default PoS: Additional PoS: Stroke count: 15
Level: 3
Radical: 水 (#85)
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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澆 / 浇 | ||
This word has been viewed 3804 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 22nd Jun 2011 11:52 |
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澆灌 giu1 gun3 = to irrigate 澆花 giu1 faa1 = to water flowers 借酒澆愁 ze3 zau2 giu1 sau4 = to drown one's sorrows |