隔離 (gaak3 lei4 | ) : to isolate, to separate; isolation

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隔離

gaak3 lei4

[1] [v] isolate, separate, segregate [2] [n] isolation, segregation; apartheid, to quarantine, to close off

Level: 3 Google Frequency: 2,140,000

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

隔離 / 隔离

This word was added by tym on 26th Jul 2004 08:17 and last edited on 24th Feb 2009 15:23

Characters in this word:

隔 gaak3 - separate; divide; cut off
離 lei4 lei6 - leave; depart; go away; separate

2 compounds containing this word:

種族隔離 - [n] apartheid, racial segregation
嚴格隔離 - rigorous isolation

Showing 1 example containing 隔離

亞蓮隔離周不時都打通宵麻雀，令到佢同屋企人受滋擾粵
Ah Lin's neighbour often play mahjong right through the night thereby disturbing her and her family.

One Cantonese Homophone / Homophone Variant for this word:

隔籬 gaak3 lei4 = next door; neighbour 粵

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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: 隔離

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