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屈 (wat1) — injustice; wrong; grievance in Cantonese

watˉ¹屈
Mandarin Pinyin: qu1

Meaning of 屈

nouninjustice; wrong; grievance
nouna Chinese family name
nounbend; crook; bow; flex | [nasal-stop alternant] 彎 [waan1].
nounsubdue; submit; yield to
noun(verb) (of trick) to set (someone) up

Example Sentences with 屈

我係非常贊同辛苦搵嚟自在食嘅講法,何必委屈自己
I agree with the saying that one should work hard and play hard. Why treat yourself so badly?
佢一個屈尾十就走咗
He just turned around and he walked away.
gaanˉ¹間fongˊ²房haiˍ₆係watˉ¹屈zatˉ¹質di1,啲,zoengˉ¹將zauˍ₆就haaˏ₅下laaˉ¹啦。
The room is indeed cramped, please make do with it.
niˉ¹呢ziuˉ¹招zanˉ¹真haiˍ₆係watˉ¹屈gei1.機。
This move is really overpowered.
go˗₃個 boss boss屈watˉ¹機geiˉ¹喎。
That boss is too tough.
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Words Containing 屈

屈膝wat1 sat1
to bend/go down on one's knees
屈蛇wat1 se4
to cross a border illegally
屈曲wat1 kuk1
crooked
屈過去wat1 gwo3 heoi3
taking a short cut across the road when driving
屈水wat1 seoi2
swindle money off sb.
屈膝禮wat1 sat1 lai5
curtsy
明屈ming4 wat1
to take advantage of sb in a blatant and bullying way
屈辱wat1 juk6
humiliating
屈服wat1 fuk6
to surrender; to yield
屈就wat1 zau6
condescend
堅貞不屈gin1 zing1 bat1 wat1
(saying) steady; unchanging; faithful; loyal
屈尊wat1 zyun1
to condescend (or be kind enough)

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