臊 (sou1 sou3 | sao1 sao4) : gamey; rank; shy; bashful

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臊

sou1 sou3

sao1 sao4

[粵] sou1 | [國] sao1
[adj] (of smell) gamey; rank; rancid

[粵] sou3 | [國] sao4
[v] feel shy/bashful/diffident

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Stroke count: 17

Level: 3

Radical: 肉 (#130)

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

臊

This word has been viewed 5443 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by theABC on 17th Aug 2007 22:01 and last edited on 6th Oct 2013 14:34

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臊蝦 sou1 haa1 = a baby, a young infant 粵

臊蝦仔 sou1 haa1 zai2 = a baby, a young infant 粵

害臊 hoi6 sou3 hai4 sao4 = to be bashful; to feel ashamed

怕臊 paa3 sou3 pa4 sao4 = shy, bashful

沒羞沒臊 mut6 sau1 mut6 sou3 mei2 xiu1 mei2 sao4 = shameless

臊臊都係羊肉 sou1 sou1 dou1 hai6 joeng4 juk6 sao1 sao1 dou1 xi4 yang2 rou4 = something falls short of expectations but is still of benefit 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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Decimal representation of this word: 臊
Unicode code for this character: U+81ca (off-site link)

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