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垂 (seoi4) — leave a name in history; bequeath to posterity in Cantonese

seoiˎ₄垂
Mandarin Pinyin: chui2

Meaning of 垂

nounleave a name in history; bequeath to posterity
nounhang down; droop; fall
noun(of tears, etc) flow downward; drip; drool
nounnearing; approaching; on the verge of
noun(of one's elders) condescend

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Example Sentences with 垂

兩線垂直相交。
The two lines meet at right angles.
tiuˎ₄條sin˗₃線haiˍ₆係chuiˎ₄垂zip˗₃直。
The line is vertical.
louˍ₆路paaiˎ₄牌jiu˗₃要chuiˎ₄垂zip˗₃直。
The signpost must be vertical.
keoiˏ₅佢keiˏ₅企dakˉ¹得houˊ²好chuiˎ₄垂zip˗₃直。
He stands very upright.
niˉ¹呢dungˍ₆棟lauˎ₄樓houˊ²好chuiˎ₄垂zip˗₃直。
This building is very vertical.
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Words Containing 垂

垂死的seoi4 sei2 dik1
dying
垂直平面seoi4 zik6 ping4 min2
vertical plane
垂死seoi4 sei2
moribund, dying
垂直起飛seoi4 zik6 hei2 fei1
vertical take-off
垂直發射seoi4 zik6 faat3 se6
vertical firing; vertical launching
垂直貿易seoi4 zik6 mau6 jik6
vertical trade
永垂不朽wing5 seoi4 bat1 nau2
be immortal; will last forever; eternal glory
母子垂直感染mou5 zi2 seoi4 zik6 gam2 jim5
mother-to-infant transmission
垂危seoi4 ngai4
close to death / life-threatening (illness)/ critically ill
垂垂垮垮seoi4 seoi4 kwaa1 kwaa1
loose; baggy; sagging
垂直於seoi4 zik6 jyu1
perpendicular to
垂涎seoi4 jin4
to covet, slaver, yearn for

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