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  gwat1   jyutping
  gu3 gu1   pinyin
[] gwat1 [] gu3
[1] [n] bone
[2] [n] skeleton; framework; frame
[3] [n] moral character; mettle; spirit

[] gwat1 - Cantonese only
[1] [loanword] quarter
[2] [n] crisis; hurdle; difficulty
[3] [n] massage parlour

[] gu1 - Mandarin only
[1] [n] flower bud
[2] [v] roll; rove; move

Default PoS: noun Additional PoS: verb
Stroke count: 10
Level: 1
Radical: (#188)

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

This word has been viewed 13250 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Nov 2014 09:52

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detail  si1 gwat1  shi1 gu3 = skeleton of the dead
detail  fun1 gwat1  kuan1 gu3 = hip bone
detail  kwaa3 gwat1  kua4 gu3 = hip bone
detail  gwat1 tau4  gu3 tou2; gu2 tou2 = skull; bone
detail  jyu4 gwat1   = fishbone
detail  jat1 go3 gwat1   = [1] a quarter; [2] a quarter of an hour, fifteen minutes
detail  saam1 go3 gwat1   = three quarters
detail  gwo3 gwat1  guo4 gu3 = make it through the test
detail  lin2 gwat1   = massage skin with fingers
detail  paai4 gwat1   = ribs; a skinny or very thin person
See all 161 compounds (CantoDict reports 164 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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Broke a few rib bones

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: This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.  
: This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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