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lou4 leoi4
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donkey; ass; Equus asinus, the domesticated animal of the horse family, Equidae The Cantonese pronunciation for 驢 'donkey' and 騾 'mule' can be confusing because both the variant of 驢 and the standard of 騾 are pronounced [leoi4].
Stroke count: 26
Level: 3
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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驢 / 驴 | ||
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毛驢 mou4 leoi4 = donkey 驢唇不對馬嘴 lou4 soen4 bat1 deoi3 maa5 zeoi2 = to offer an irrevelant answer to a question 驢仔 leoi4 zai2 = an ass foal 驢打滾 leoi4 daa2 gwan2 = snowballing usury in the old society where the borrower was required to pay interest on interest 野驢 je5 leoi4 = Asiatic wild ass; kiang 驢叫 leoi4 giu3 = heehaw, the braying sound made by a donkey 吸血驢 kap1 hyut3 leoi4 = a leech (computer jargon, one who takes but doesn't give back) 驢友 leoi4 jau5 = tour pals 黔驢技窮 kim4 lou4 gei6 kung4 = at the end of one's tether 斑驢 baan1 leoi4 = a quagga; an extinct zebralike mammal |