掛 (gwaa3) — hang up; suspend; hook in Cantonese
gwaa˗₃掛简 挂
Mandarin Pinyin: gua4
Meaning of 掛
nounhang up; suspend; hook
nouncare for; be concerned about
nounregister; record
Example Sentences with 掛
快啲畀電話人啦，費時佢牽腸掛肚噃
Give her a call. Don't make her worry.
ngoˏ₅我jatˍ₆日jatˍ₆日gwaa˗₃掛zyuˍ₆住heoi˗₃去waanˊ²玩。
Every day, my mind is on playing.
keoiˏ₅佢seng4jat6成gwaa3zyu6日heoi˗₃掛pou4,住mˎ₄去soengˊ²蒲，faan1hok6唔想返學。
He'd rather go out partying than go to school.
mˎ₄唔zi˗₃至jyuˉ¹於gwaa˗₃掛
Surely it's not that serious?
gwa˗₃掛heiˊ²起keiˎ₄旗ziˍ₆幟
Hang up the flag.
Words Containing 掛
掛羊頭賣狗肉gwaa3 joeng4 tau4 maai6 gau2 juk6
cry up wine and sell vinegar; sail under false colours
懸掛jyun4 gwaa3
to hang | [粵]: 掛
掛鉤gwaa3 ngau1
(n) coupling; latch hook
掛心gwaa3 sam1
to worry
掛念gwaa3 nim6
to be concerned about sb.; to worry about sb. who is away; to miss sb. | [粵]: 記掛, 掛住
牽腸掛肚hin1 coeng4 gwaa3 tou5
worried and anxious
一絲不掛jat1 si1 bat1 gwaa3
nude, bare
掛勾gwaa3 ngau1
hook
掛好gwaa3 hou2
to hang up properly (telephone, picture, clothes, etc.)
掛帥gwaa3 seoi3
assume leadership; be in command
掛慮gwaa3 leoi6
to worry about
掛號證gwaa3 hou6 zing3
register card
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