闊 (fut3 | kuo4) : wide; separated; wealthy

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闊

fut3

kuo4

[1] wide; broad; vast
[2] separated; apart
[3] wealthy; rich; extravagant
[4] empty; impractical
[5] Var. 濶

nasal-stop alternant: 寬 [fun1]

Stroke count: 17

Level: 3

Radical: (#169)

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

闊 / 阔

This word has been viewed 8029 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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闊佬 fut3 lou2 kuo4 lao3 = rich man

廣闊 gwong2 fut3 guang3 kuo4 = wide; vast

寬闊 fun1 fut3 kuan1 kuo4 = expanse, wide

大刀闊斧 daai6 dou1 fut3 fu2 da4 dao1 kuo4 fu3 = bold and decisive

眼闊肚窄 ngaan5 fut3 tou5 zaak3 yan3 kuo4 du4 zhai3 = to bite off more than you can chew 粵

契闊 kit3 fut3 = to be separated

擺闊 baai2 fut3 bai3 kuo4 = parade one's wealth; be ostentatious and extravagant

海闊天空 hoi2 fut3 tin1 hung1 hai3 kuo4 tian1 kong1 = as boundless as the sea and sky; unrestrained and far-ranging

闊條麵 fut3 tiu4*2 min6 = lasagne (also for fettucine) 粵

闊麵 fut3 min6 = lasagne 粵
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Showing 1 example containing 闊

咪咁眼闊肚窄，重有好多餸；慢慢啲食！粵
Don't be so greedy, there's still a lot of food; eat slower!

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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: 闊
Unicode code for this character: U+95ca (off-site link)

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