弱 (joek6) — weak; fragile; feeble; tender; delicate; infirm in Cantonese
joekˍ₆弱
Mandarin Pinyin: ruo4
Meaning of 弱
nounweak; fragile; feeble; tender; delicate; infirm
nouna little less than
nounyoung
nouninferior
noun(adjective) fragile
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Example Sentences with 弱
seoiˊ²水nangˎ₄能houˊ²好joekˍ₆弱wo˗₃喎。
The water pressure is very weak.
ngoˏ₅我diˉ¹啲cinˎ₄錢houˊ²好joekˍ₆弱gai1.雞。
My money is so little.
neiˏ₅你mˎ₄唔houˊ²好gam˗₃咁joekˍ₆弱gai1.雞。
Don't be so weak.
keoiˏ₅佢sengˎ₄成jatˍ₆日douˉ¹都houˊ²好joekˍ₆弱gai1.雞。
He's always so weak.
niˉ¹呢fanˍ₆份gungˉ¹工houˊ²好joekˍ₆弱gai1.雞。
This job pays very little.
Words Containing 弱
薄弱的bok6 joek6 dik1
gossamer
嬌弱giu1 joek6
delicate
虛弱heoi1 joek6
in poor health; weak | [粵]: 虛 (heoi1), 虧 (kwai1)
削弱soek3 joek6
to weaken
瘦弱sau3 joek6
thin and feeble | [粵]: 瘦削, 奀瘦
軟弱jyun5 joek6
weakness
弱肉強食joek6 juk6 koeng4 sik6
survival of fittest
體弱多病tai2 joek6 do1 bing6
to have a frail body that is often sick
勢孤力弱sai3 gu1 lik6 joek6
not have enough manpower and weak
弱不禁風joek6 bat1 kam1 fung1
a physically weak person
弱質纖纖joek6 zat1 cim1 cim1
a physically weak girl
弱智joek6 zi3
weak-minded, mentally deficient, retarded
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