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leoi5 lau5
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[1] [n] thread; yarn [2] [adj] detailed; orderly [3] [classifier] wisp; strand Jyutping leoi5 is standard reading; lau5 is the more popular variant.
Default PoS: Additional PoS: [www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk] Stroke count: 17
Level: 4
Radical: 糸 (#120)
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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This word has been viewed 2792 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by radagasty on 1st Jan 2011 13:34 and last edited on 4th Sep 2012 05:50 |
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不絕如縷 bat1 zyut6 jyu4 leoi5 = hanging by a thread; very precarious; almost extinct; (of sound) linger on faintly 國 千絲萬縷 cin1 si1 maan6 lau5 = countless ties; a thousand and one links 金縷衣 gam1 leoi5 ji1 = gold-threaded jade burial clothes; a jade burial suit |
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Legend 國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese. 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. |