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戙高 (dung6 gou1) — being propped up straight; brought to stand up (instead of lying flat all on the ground) in Cantonese

dungˍ₆戙gouˉ¹高
Mandarin Pinyin: dong4 gao1

Meaning of 戙高

nounbeing propped up straight; brought to stand up (instead of lying flat all on the ground)

Example Sentences with 戙高

keoiˏ₅佢giˊ²企haiˊ²喺douˍ₆度dungˍ₆戙gouˉ¹高
He's standing there, stretching tall.
keoiˏ₅佢soengˊ²想dungˍ₆戙gouˉ¹高taiˊ²睇
He wants to stand on tiptoe to see.
neiˏ₅你batˉ¹不jyuˎ₄如dungˍ₆戙gouˉ¹高diˉ¹啲
Why don't you stand up taller?
keoiˏ₅佢soengˊ²想dungˍ₆戙gouˉ¹高diˉ¹啲mongˍ₆望
He wants to stand taller to look.
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Characters in 戙高

戙dung6
block (of tiles, bricks, etc)
高gou1
of a high level or degree; above the average

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