鴿 (gap3 gaap3 | ge1) : dove, pigeon

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鴿

gap3 gaap3

ge1

dove; pigeon

In Cantonese, this character is literarily pronounced as gap3 and colloquially as gaap3. Quite often, there is a tone change for both to become gap3*2 and gaap3*2.

Stroke count: 17

Level: 2

Radical: (#196)

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

鴿 / 鸽

This word has been viewed 10174 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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白鴿 baak6 gap3 bai2 ge1 = pigeon; dove 粵

鴿子 gap3 zi2 ge1 zi3 = pigeon; dove 國

乳鴿 jyu5 gap3 ru3 ge1 = a squab

燒乳鴿 siu1 jyu5 gap3 shao1 ru3 ge1 = roast squab

白鴿籠 baak6 gap3/gaap3 lung4 = dove-cote

白鴿眼 baak6 gap3 ngaan5 = look of disdain 粵

放白鴿 fong3 baak6 gap3*2 = a confidence trick where woman snares a man then runs away with money/jewels

傳信鴿 cyun4 seon3 gap3*2 = a homing pigeon, a carrier pigeon

打白鴿轉 daa2 baak6 gaap3 zyun3 = go for a quick walk around the block (lit., "circle like pigeons")

放鴿子 fong3 gap3 zi2 fang4 ge1 zi5 = to break an appointment, not turn up for an appointment 國
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Showing 1 example containing 鴿

唔好摸啲白鴿啦，佢哋非常之揦鮓粵
Don't touch the pigeons, they're very dirty.
[Lit. don't touch [plural counter] pigeons [particle], they extremely dirty Other synonyms for 揦鮓: 污糟 and 污糟邋遢 ]

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