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gwai6
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kneel Default PoS:  Stroke count: 13
Level: 3
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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This word has been viewed 4621 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:46 |
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跪下
gwai6 haa6 = to kneel down 國
跪低
gwai6 dai1 = 1. to kneel down 2. (of a car) break down 粵
跪拜
gwai6 baai3 = to kneel down and worship; kowtow
下跪
haa6 gwai6 = kneel
跪薦
gwai6 zin3*2 = worshipping while kneeling on a cushion
跪地餵豬乸
gwai6 dei6 wai3 zyu1 naa2 = to humble oneself for money 粵
長跪不起
coeng4 gwai6 bat1 hei2 = to kneel for a long time and refuse to get up
跪求
gwai6 kau4 = beg on one's knees |
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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. |
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Decimal representation of this word: 跪
Unicode code for this character: U+8dea (off-site link)
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Decimal representation of this word: 跪
Unicode code for this character: U+8dea (off-site link)
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