幽 (jau1) — quiet; tranquil in Cantonese
jauˉ¹幽
Mandarin Pinyin: you1
Meaning of 幽
nounquiet; tranquil
noundark; gloomy; obscure
nounimprison; confine
nounhidden; secret
nounlonely; solitary; secluded
noundeep; profound
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Example Sentences with 幽
neiˏ₅你zanˉ¹真haiˍ₆係laanˏ₅懶jauˉ¹幽muk6.默。
You're really lazily humorous.
tiuˎ₄條jauˏ₅友houˊ²好laanˏ₅懶jauˉ¹幽muk6.默。
That guy is lazily humorous.
keoiˏ₅佢houˊ²好laanˏ₅懶jauˉ¹幽muk6.默。
He's quite lazily humorous.
keoiˏ₅佢gongˊ²講jeˏ₅嘢houˊ²好laanˏ₅懶jauˉ¹幽muk6.默。
What he says is lazily humorous.
keoiˏ₅佢baanˍ₆扮laanˏ₅懶jauˉ¹幽muk6.默。
He pretends to be lazily humorous.
Words Containing 幽
幽禁jau1 gam3
to be put under house arrest
幽情jau1 cing4
a pensive mood; the musing state of mind; exquisite feelings
黑色幽默hak1 sik1 jau1 mak6
black humour; black comedy
讕幽默laan2 jau1 mak6
act as if one is funny and comical
清幽cing1 jau1
quiet and beautiful
幽默感jau1 mak6 gam2
sense of humour; sense of fun
幽默jau1 mak6
humorous; humour/humor
幽谷jau1 guk1
dell
幽靜jau1 zing6
remote; secluded; hard to find
靜幽幽zing6 jau1 jau1
very quiet
幽香jau1 hoeng1
faint fragrance; delicate aroma
幽思jau1 si1
verb; meditate over things remote, thinking about past memories
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