搖 (jiu4) — agitate; incite; annoy in Cantonese
jiuˎ₄搖
简 摇
Mandarin Pinyin: yao2
Meaning of 搖
nounagitate; incite; annoy
nounsway (said of one's confidence, determination); wobble; shake
nounscull; row (a boat, etc.)
nounwag; swing; wave; shake; rock
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Example Sentences with 搖
tiuˎ₄條diu˗₃吊kiuˎ₄橋houˊ²好jiu4.搖。
The suspension bridge is very shaky.
keoiˏ₅佢batˉ¹不tingˎ₄停jiuˎ₄搖tauˎ₄頭
He shook his head non-stop.
keoiˏ₅佢houˊ²好nguˉ¹嬲gamˊ²咁jiuˎ₄搖tauˎ₄頭
He shook his head angrily.
neiˏ₅你haiˍ₆係maiˍ₆咪jiuˎ₄搖tauˎ₄頭？
Are you shaking your head?
keoiˏ₅佢jatˉ¹一louˎ₄路jiuˎ₄搖tauˎ₄頭
He kept shaking his head.
Words Containing 搖
扶搖直上fu4 jiu4 zik6 soeng5
soar on the wings of a cyclone; rise steeply; skyrocket
搖搖椅jiu4 jiu4 ji2
a rocking chair
搖籃曲jiu4 laam4 kuk1
cradlesong
搖搖板jiu4 jiu4 baan2
a seesaw
搖曳jiu4 jai6
to sway, flutter, flicker
搖動jiu4 dung6
shake; sway | [粵]: 岌 (ngap6)
手搖曲柄鑽sau2 jiu4 kuk1 beng3 zyun3
a brace and bit (type of hand drill)
搖勻jiu4 wan4
shake well; mix by shaking
搖擺jiu4 baai2
to wag; to waver; to sway; to swing
搖錢樹jiu4 cin4 syu6
money-spinner; money tree; ready source of money; milch cow; goose that lays the golden eggs
動搖dung6 jiu4
to waver; to vacillate; to hover; to shake
招搖撞騙ziu1 jiu4 zong6 pin3
swagger about swindling people
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