肉 (juk6 | rou4 rou2 ru4) : meat

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肉

juk6

rou4 rou2 ru4

[1] flesh; meat [2] physical; carnal [3] meat of animals; meat or pulp of fruits [4] flesh and blood; dearest (as owns children) [5] slow- motion [6] Kangxi radical 130

Stroke count: 6

Level: 1

Radical: 肉 (#130)

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

肉

Don't confuse with:
內

This word has been viewed 20512 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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牛肉 ngau4 juk6 niu2 rou4 = beef

豬肉 zyu1 juk6 zhu1 rou4 = pork

肉酸 juk6 syun1 = ugly; disgusting; blood-curdling; flesh-crawling 粵

肉麻 juk6 maa4 rou4 ma2 = corny; ugly; disgusting

羊肉 joeng4 juk6 yang2 rou4 = mutton; lamb meat

肉丁 juk6 ding1 rou4 ding1 = diced meat

煙肉 jin1 juk6 yan1 rou4 = bacon

肉赤 juk6 cek3 rou4 chi4 = painfully upset; feel distressed 粵

燒肉 siu1 juk6 shao1 rou4 = roast pork 粵

鹹肉 haam4 juk6 xian2 rou4 = salted meat; bacon
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Showing all 7 examples containing 肉

你想食牛肉定係豬肉呀？粵
Do you want to eat beef or pork?

我唔食肉。我食蔬。粵
I don't eat meat. I am a vegetarian.

肉是一種食物, 它取自動物。國
Meat is a type of food, it comes from animals.

我花呢筆錢唔會覺得肉赤。粵
I don't feel any pain in spending this amount of money.

佢枕住健身個肌肉都係咁鬆婄,只得半粒老鼠仔咋粵
He has been working out for a long time, yet his muscles are still soft, with only half-developed biceps.

你真係癩蛤蟆想食天鵝肉粵
You are going after a girl who is way too good for you.

呢嚿肉鬼咁韌嚙極都唔入粵
This piece of meat is too tough. I just cannot bite on it.

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