拙 (zyut3) — clumsy; awkward; dull in Cantonese
zyut˗₃拙Mandarin Pinyin: zhuo1
Meaning of 拙
nounclumsy; awkward; dull
nounmy (used as a modest form of address)
Example Sentences with 拙
hin˗₃獻jyut6,拙，cingˊ²請ziˊ²指gaau3.教。
I offer my humble opinion, please advise.
ngoˏ₅我hin˗₃獻jyutˍ₆拙gongˊ²講diˉ¹啲je5.嘢。
I'll offer my humble thoughts on something.
hin˗₃獻jyut6,拙，mˎ₄唔ziˉ¹知ngaamˎ₄岩mˎ₄唔ngaam4.岩。
My humble attempt, not sure if it's right.
hin˗₃獻jyut6,拙，siuˊ²小geiˍ₆技jiˎ₄而ji5.已。
My humble skill, it's just a small trick.
hin˗₃獻jyut6,拙，gin˗₃見siu˗₃笑zo2.了。
My humble effort, please don't laugh.
Words Containing 拙
拙見zyut3 gin3
my humble opinion
口拙hau2 zyut3
slow or clumsy of speech, often found in expressions such as 笨口拙舌 and 頓口拙腮
信貸緊拙seon3 taai3 gan2 zyut6
credit crunch
拙於言詞zyut3 jyu1 jin4 ci4
inarticulate; at lose for words; clumsy in expressing oneself;
弄巧反拙lung6 haau2 faan2 zyut3
wanting to show off at first but end up doing stupid things
笨拙ban6 zyut3
clumsy; gauche
獻拙hin3 zyut3
to show oneself up; to show one's inadequacy / incompetency (being modest)
勤能補拙kan4 nang4 bou2 zyut6
Practice makes perfect;make up for lack of talent by hard work
資金緊拙zi1 gam1 gan2 zyut6
short of funds/capital
緊拙gan2 zyut6
to be short of (cash, liquidity); tight
現金緊拙jin6 gam1 gan2 zyut6
short of cash
弄巧成拙lung6 haau2 sing4 zyut6
trying to make something better but end up making it worse
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