寥 (liu4) — silent; empty; desolate in Cantonese
liuˎ₄寥Mandarin Pinyin: liao2
Meaning of 寥
nounsilent; empty; desolate
nounscanty; sparse; few
Example Sentences with 寥
liuˎ₄寥liuˎ₄寥hoˊ²可souˊ²數
Very few.
janˎ₄人liuˎ₄寥liuˎ₄寥mouˎ₄無geiˊ²幾
There are very few people.
liuˎ₄寥liuˎ₄寥geiˊ²幾bunˊ²本syuˉ¹書
Just a few books.
liuˎ₄寥liuˎ₄寥hoˊ²可souˊ²數ge˗₃嘅
The ones that can be counted on one's fingers.
liuˎ₄寥liuˎ₄寥geiˊ²幾ginˍ₆件saamˉ¹衫
Only a few pieces of clothing.
Words Containing 寥
寂寥zik6 liu4
solitary; lonesome
寥寥無幾liu4 liu4 mou4 gei2
very few; not too many
輕寥寥heng1 liu1 liu1
very light
寥寥可數liu4 liu4 ho2 sou2
very few; so few that they can be counted
寥廓liu4 kwok3
Boundless; high, far and open, usually used to describe sky
寥若晨星liu4 joek6 san4 sing1
very few; as few as the stars at dawn; fe and far between
空寥寥hung1 liu1 liu1
completely empty
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