俗 (zuk6) — mundane; layman; secular in Cantonese
zukˍ₆俗
Mandarin Pinyin: su2
Meaning of 俗
nounmundane; layman; secular
nouncustom; convention; habit
nouncommon; popular; current
nounvulgar; unrefined; tasteless
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Example Sentences with 俗
佢識講好多俗語
He knows lots of slang.
keoiˏ₅佢diˉ¹啲banˊ²品meiˍ₆味houˊ²好jungˎ₄庸suk6.俗。
His taste is very vulgar.
niˉ¹呢diˉ¹啲jeˏ₅嘢houˊ²好jungˎ₄庸suk6.俗。
This stuff is very vulgar.
mˎ₄唔houˊ²好gam˗₃咁jungˎ₄庸suk6.俗。
Don't be so vulgar.
keoiˏ₅佢gongˊ²講jeˏ₅嘢houˊ²好jungˎ₄庸suk6.俗。
He talks vulgarly.
Words Containing 俗
俗氣zuk6 hei3
vulgar; clichéd; tacky; inelegant; in poor taste; banal
風俗fung1 zuk6
custom; way of doing things
俗話zuk6 waa2
common saying; proverb
粗俗cou1 zuk6
vulgar; rude
庸俗作品jung4 zuk6 zok3 ban2
vulgar art, art in bad taste, kitsch
俗字zuk6 zi6
vulgar variant character, cf. 正字
脫俗tyut3 zuk6
refined
俗名zuk6 meng2
common name, local name, popular name
通俗tung1 zuk6
common; average; everyday
通俗易懂tung1 zuk6 ji6 dung2
easy to understand
上窰民俗文物館soeng6 jiu4 man4 zuk6 man4 mat6 gun2
Sheung Yiu Folk Custom Museum
俗稱zuk6 cing1
be commonly referred to as
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