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隔籬
  gaak3 lei4   jyutping
next door; neighbour []: 旁邊, 隔壁

noun

Level: 3   Google Frequency: 18,200

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

This word has been viewed 9016 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by claw on 23rd Jul 2004 07:31 and last edited on 24th Feb 2009 15:21
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Characters in this word:

 gaak3  -  separate; divide; cut off
 lei4  -  fence; hedge

4 compounds containing this word:

恨死隔籬 - object of great envy
隔籬鄰舍 - is close to (proximity), next door neighbor
諗錯隔籬 - to misthink
隔籬飯香 - the grass is always greener on the other side

Showing all 4 examples containing 隔籬
detail audio 住喺隔籬
He lives next door
detail audio 隔籬
He sits next to me
detail audio 隔籬好嘈
My next-door neighbour is noisy
detail 隔籬周不時打通麻雀令到同屋滋擾
Ah Lin's neighbours often play mahjong right through the night thereby disturbing her and her family.
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One Cantonese Homophone / Homophone Variant for this word:


detail  gaak3 lei4   = to isolate, to separate; isolation
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