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  hiu3 kiu3   jyutping
  qiao4   pinyin
[1] aperture; cave; hole
[2] knack; key; trick


Jyutping hiu3 is standard reading; kiu3 is variant.
noun
Stroke count: 18
Level: 3
Radical: (#116)

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

This word has been viewed 3641 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 15th Feb 2012 05:33

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detail  hiu3 mun4  qiao4 men2 = the secret to a technique
detail  hiu3 mun4 ji4  qiao4 men2 er5 = a trick; an ingenious method; know-how; the knack (of doing something)
detail  dok6 kiu3*2   = to devise tricks for a solution (also 度橋)
detail  cat1 hiu3 sang1 jin1  qi1 qiao4 sheng1 yan1 = extremely angry
detail  kyut3 hiu2  jue2 qiao4 = knack; trick; method
detail  hoi1 hiu3  kai1 qiao4 = enlighten
detail  sik1 mai4 sam1 hiu3  se4 mi2 xin1 qiao4 = be bewitched by sex; be entranced by sex
detail  sam1 hiu3  xin1 qiao4 = recognition; clear minded

Showing 1 example containing 竅
detail 老細工人七竅生煙
Boss got really pissed off by the workers.

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