竇 (dau6 dau3 | dou4) : hole; sinus; den

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竇

dau6 dau3

dou4

[粵] dau6 | [國] dou4
[1] hole; cavity; burrow
[2] [anatomy] sinus
[3] a Chinese family name

[粵] dau3 - Cantonese only
den; nest; sheltering place | [國] 窩

Stroke count: 20

Level: 2

Radical: 穴 (#116)

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

竇 / 窦

This word has been viewed 7571 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 27th Mar 2012 02:19

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歸竇 gwai1 dau3 gui1 dou4 = pass away; die

老竇 lou5 dau6 = father; dad (informal); the male protector of a prostitute 粵

竇口 dau3 hau2 dou4 kou3 = hang-out; gangsters' den 粵

狗竇 gau2 dau3 = dog-hole; (placename) Kau Tau 粵

雞竇 gai1 dau3 = a brothel (lit., "chicken nest/coop") 粵

鳳竇 fung6 dau3 = a one-woman brothel (lit., "phoenix hole") 粵

高竇 gou1 dau3 = snobbish; haughty; stuck-up 粵

衰鬼竇 seoi1 gwai2 dau6 = to be a pest; to be naughty 粵

北姑竇 bak1 gu1 dau6 = place where mainland prostitutes look for customers in HK 粵

蜂竇 fung1 dau3 = honeycomb, beehive, apiary (collection of beehives) 粵
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粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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