巢 (caau4) — den; hideout; lair (for bandits, etc) in Cantonese
caauˎ₄巢Mandarin Pinyin: chao2
Meaning of 巢
nounden; hideout; lair (for bandits, etc)
nounnest; hole (of ants, bees, etc)
nounnest (of birds)
Example Sentences with 巢
go˗₃個caauˎ₄巢jauˏ₅有jeˏ₅野fungˉ¹蜂
There are wasps in the nest.
lyunˎ₄鸞fungˍ₆鳳waanˎ₄還ciuˎ₄巢
A phoenix returns to its nest (metaphor for someone returning home).
keoiˏ₅佢waanˊ²玩caauˎ₄巢laa3!喇！
He's messed up/screwed up!
mˎ₄唔houˊ²好waanˊ²玩caauˎ₄巢wo3.喎。
Don't mess it up.
singˎ₄成ginˊ²件siˍ₆事waanˊ²玩caau4.巢。
The whole thing is a mess.
Words Containing 巢
蜂巢fung1 caau4
honeycomb; beehive
卵巢leon2 caau4
ovary
鵲巢鳩佔zoek3 caau4 kau1 zim3
seizing another's place, land, etc; taking other people's efforts and reaping the profits [literal] the turtle-dove occupies the magpie's nest
巢𠵼𠵼caau4 mang1 mang1
too many wrinkles; wrinkly
燕巢幕上jin3 caau4 mok6 soeng6
to be in a very dangerous situation
巢穴caau4 jyut6
lair; den | [粵]: 竇
香巢hoeng1 caau4
a love nest; a place of secret cohabitation (also derogatory)
愛巢oi3 caau4
love-nest
巢皮caau4 pei4
wrinkles
忿巢fan5 caau4
unhappy; moody; depressed [colloquial]
玩巢waan2 caau4
to destroy [colloquial]
打巢daa2 caau4
to defeat [colloquial]
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