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[1] [粵] hang out; bum around; loaf about | [etymology] 浮, [Mandarin] 泡 [2] cattail; reed mace [3] plant of genus calamus [4] a Chinese family name Additional PoS: Stroke count: 14
Level: 3
Radical: 艸 (#140)
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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This word has been viewed 7098 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jun 2010 15:11 |
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蒲桃 pou4 tou4*2 = jamboo; jambul 出嚟蒲 ceot1 lei4 pou4 = hit up; hit the streets 粵 蒲瓜 pou4 gwaa1 = hairy/bottle gourd 蒲團 pou4 tyun4*2 = rush prayermat, rush cushion; a cattail hassock 番鬼蒲桃 faan1 gwai2 pou4 tou4*2 = Southern fruits 南洋蒲桃 naam4 joeng4*2 pou4 tou4*2 = Syzygium samarangense (Java apple) 蒲公英 pou4 gung1 jing1 = dandelion (Taraxacum mongolicum) 蒲頭 pou4 tau4 = appear in public 粵 蒲點 pou4 dim2 = a hang out place for teenagers and young adults 粵 蒲吧 pou4 baa1 = hang out at a bar 粵 See all 15 compounds (CantoDict reports 14 compounds in total, which would seem to be an error - please report this on the CantoDict forum) |
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Showing 1 example containing 蒲
佢成日掛住去蒲,唔想返學。 粵
He'd rather go out partying than go to school. [Lit. He always miss hang out, not want return school. Less idiomatically: He misses hanging out, he doesn't want to go to school. See http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?14,134171,page=1] 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. |