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  diu3   jyutping
  diao4   pinyin
[1] [v] fish (with a hook and a line); angle [2] [v] lure; tempt [3] [n] fishhook

Stroke count: 11
Level: 3
Radical: (#167)

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

This word has been viewed 5543 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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detail  diu3 jyu4*2  diao4 yu2 = to fish, fishing
detail  diu3 jyu4*2 jung6 geoi6  diao4 yu2 yong4 ju4 = fishing tackle
detail  diu3 haa1   = to "fish" shrimp
detail  diu3 seoi2 jyu4*2   = to "fish" (i.e. to wait for) a "turtle"
detail  soeng5 diu3   = took the bait
detail  diu3 nai4 maang1   = trolling for passengers (in an unlicensed taxi)
detail  diu3 jyu4 dou2  diao4 yu2 dao3 = Diaoyu Islands; Fishing Islands
detail  diu3 jyu4*2 toi4  diao4 yu2 tai2 = Diaoyu/Diaoyutai Islands; Tiu Yue Toi
detail  daan1 diu3  dan1 diao4 = (mahjong) waiting for a single tile to win
detail 婿  diu3 go3 gam1 gwai1 sai3   = to "fish" a golden turtle son-in-law
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Showing 1 example containing 釣
detail 喺度釣魚但係終於垃圾
He's fishing... but, he wound up catching some rubbish!
[Lit. He currently fishing... but, he finally catch-arrive rubbish!]

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