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  ngou4 ngaau4   jyutping
  ao2 ao1   pinyin
[] ngou4 | [] ao2
[1] endure; bear; put up with
[2] cook on a slow fire; extract by long heating

[] ngaau4 | [] ao1
stew in water

verb
Stroke count: 15
Level: 3
Radical: (#86)

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

This word has been viewed 3871 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 25th Dec 2013 01:28

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detail  ngou4 je6  ao2 ye4 = stay up late
detail  zin1 ngou4  jian1 ao2 = suffering; torment; torture
detail  ngou4 zuk1  ao1 zhou1 = make porridge; (slang) to talk for hours on the telephone (lit., "boil congee");
detail  ngaau4 baak6 coi3  ao1 bai2 cai4 = stewed cabbage

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