扶 (fu4) — help; aid; assist in Cantonese
fuˎ₄扶Mandarin Pinyin: fu2
Meaning of 扶
nounhelp; aid; assist
nounlean upon sth for support
nounhelp sb up; support (with the hand); straighten up
noun(verb) To hold (with something e.g. handrail)
Example Sentences with 扶
請緊握扶手
Please tightly hold the hand rails
doˉ¹多zeˍ₆謝neiˏ₅你kuongˉ¹匡fu4.扶。
Thank you for your support.
daaiˍ₆大gaaˉ¹家jiu˗₃要kuongˉ¹匡fu4.扶。
Everyone should help each other.
gungˉ¹公siˉ¹司kuongˉ¹匡fuˎ₄扶sanˉ¹新jan4.人。
The company supports new employees.
coengˎ₄長bui˗₃輩jiu˗₃要kuongˉ¹匡fu4.扶。
Elders need to be supported.
Words Containing 扶
扶搖直上fu4 jiu4 zik6 soeng5
soar on the wings of a cyclone; rise steeply; skyrocket
扶住fu4 zyu6
to support
電動扶梯din6 dung6 fu4 tai1
escalator | Syn.: 自動樓梯; 電扶梯; 自動扶梯 | Google Hits (Sep 2005): 19,600
扶助fu4 zo6
to assist
自動扶梯zi6 dung6 fu4 tai1
escalator | Syn.: 電扶梯; 電動扶梯; 自動樓梯 | Mainland China prefers this term | Google Hits (Sep 2005): 49,500
扶老攜幼fu4 lou5 kwai4 jau3
holding the old by the arm and the young by the hand; bringing along the old and the young
扶正fu4 zeng3/4
recognize as wife proper (e.g., concubine after wife's death)
扶持fu4 ci4
to help; to assist
國際扶輪gwok3 zai3 fu4 leon4
Rotary International
扶貧fu4 pan4
helping the poor
匡扶hong1 fu4
to assist
爛泥扶唔上壁laan6 nai4 fu4 m4 soeng5 bek3
(derogatory slang) (with figurative meaning) when someone is lacking in ability / motivation, he/she will not be successful no matter how others help them; you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear
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