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  zeoi1 jeoi1   jyutping
  zhui1   pinyin
[1] [n] awl; cone; awl-shaped thing
[2] [v] bore; drill; prick; perforate


Jyutping zeoi1 is standard pronunciation; jeoi1 is variant.
Default PoS: noun Additional PoS: verb
Stroke count: 16
Level: 3
Radical: (#167)

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

This word has been viewed 5100 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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detail  goi2 zeoi1  gai3 zhui1 = screwdriver
detail  jyun4 zeoi1 tai2  yuan2 zhui1 ti3 = cone
detail  ling4 zeoi1 tai2  leng2 zhui1 ti3 = pyramid (shape)
detail  gok3 zeoi1  jiao3 zhui1 = pyramid (shape)
detail  gok3 zeoi1 tai2  jiao3 zhui1 ti3 = pyramid (shape)
detail  jyun4 zeoi1 jing4  yuan2 zhui1 xing2 = conical, coniform
detail  jyun4 zeoi1 jing4 zoeng3 pung4  yuan2 zhui1 xing2 zhang4 peng5 = a teepee, a wigwam (lit., "a conical tent")
detail  jyun4 zeoi1  yuan2 zhui1 = conical
detail  zeoi1 haai4   = to repair shoes
detail  zeoi1 ji5   = earhole
See all 12 compounds (CantoDict reports 13 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)
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