六 (luk6) — six in Cantonese
lukˍ₆六
Mandarin Pinyin: liu4
Meaning of 六
nounsix
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Example Sentences with 六
我有六呎高。
I am six feet tall.
一分鐘有六十秒。
There are sixty seconds in a minute.
一小時有六十分鐘。
There are sixty minutes in an hour.
佢病到五顏六色
He is seriously ill.
雖然佢三十六度板斧都出齊，但都唔夠你犀利
Although he put in all that he knew, he could not match up with you.
Words Containing 六
六千luk6 cin1
six thousand; 6,000
八十六baat3 sap6 luk6
eighty-six; 86
十五十六sap6 ng5 sap6 luk6
hesitant, indecisive; the TVB game show 15/16
六日luk6 jat6
6th day of the month
七窮六絕cat1 kung4 luk6 zyut6
extremely impoverished; discouraged; defeated; disheartened
星期六sing1 kei4 luk6
Saturday. Syn.: 禮拜六
三六香肉saam1 luk6 hoeng1 juk6
dog meat (see 三六)
六百萬luk6 baak3 maan6
six million; 6,000,000
六角括號luk6 gok3 kut3 hou6
"six corner" brackets: ﹝﹞; used in Chinese for annotations
二十六號ji6 sap6 luk6 hou6
26th day of a month
六個字luk6 go3 zi6
thirty minutes (also 半 in telling time)
五顏六色ng5 ngaan4 luk6 sik1
multi-coloured, colorful, motley
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