啄 (doek3) — to peck in Cantonese
doek˗₃啄Mandarin Pinyin: zhuo2
Meaning of 啄
nounto peck
Example Sentences with 啄
tinˉ¹天haakˉ¹黑wuˉ¹烏dyukˍ₆啄dyuk6.啄。
It's pitch black dark.
go˗₃個haapˍ₆盒wuˉ¹烏dyukˍ₆啄dyuk6.啄。
The box is completely black.
jeˍ₆夜maanˏ₅晚wuˉ¹烏dyukˍ₆啄dyuk6.啄。
The night is very dark.
keoiˏ₅佢ginˊ²件saamˉ¹衫wuˉ¹烏dyukˍ₆啄dyuk6.啄。
Her/His shirt is jet black.
dungˍ₆洞hauˊ²口wuˉ¹烏dyukˍ₆啄dyuk6.啄。
The entrance of the hole is pitch black.
Words Containing 啄
烏啄啄wu1 doeng1 doeng1
muddle-headed; slow-witted; stupid
雞啄唔斷gai1 doeng1 m4 tyun5
non-stop chatter; talking too much [Syn.] 長氣
啄木鳥doek3 muk6 niu5
woodpecker
啄地doeng1 dei6
slang for a female prostitute (lit., "pecking at the ground" which is what 雞 (chickens) do)
啄住doeng1 zyu6
to peck at; to pester; to bother; to harass; to target sb.
為食啄wai6 sik6 doeng1
glutton
是非啄si6 fei1 doek3
one who loves creating rumours (slang)
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