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  naau4 maau4   jyutping
  mao2   pinyin
anchor - heavy object dropped into water to prevent a boat from moving | [related term]


Jyutping maau4 is standard reading but unpopular; naau4 is variant and more commonly used. However, some might prefer lazy sound laau4 to naau4.
noun
Stroke count: 17
Level: 3
Radical: (#167)

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

This word has been viewed 3559 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 29th Jan 2011 04:29

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detail  paau1 naau4   = anchored, cast anchor; (of cars) get stuck midway
detail  hei2 naau4 / laau4  chi3 mao2 = to weigh anchor, disanchor, unmoor

Showing all 2 examples containing 錨
detail 巴士半路拋錨
The bus broke down on the way.
[半路 should not be translated literally as halfway, just "along the way" [粵] [url=http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/examples/938/]link[/url] ]
detail 巴士半路拋錨
The bus broke down on the way.
[半路 should not be translated literally as halfway, just "along the way" [國] [url=http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/examples/936/]link[/url] ]
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