枯 (fu1) — emaciated; skinny in Cantonese
fuˉ¹枯Mandarin Pinyin: ku1
Meaning of 枯
nounemaciated; skinny
nounwithered; decayed; dried up
noundull; uninteresting
Example Sentences with 枯
keoiˏ₅佢diˉ¹啲lingˎ₄靈gamˊ²感guˉ¹枯git˗₃竭
His inspiration has dried up.
nangˎ₄能loengˍ₆量guˉ¹枯git˗₃竭laaˉ¹啦
My energy is depleted!
tiuˎ₄條hoˎ₄河jiˏ₅已gingˉ¹經guˉ¹枯git˗₃竭
The river has already dried up.
keoiˏ₅佢go˗₃個nouˏ₅腦guˉ¹枯git˗₃竭
His brain is exhausted.
seoiˊ²水jyunˎ₄源guˉ¹枯git˗₃竭houˊ²好caamˊ²慘
It's terrible when water sources dry up.
Words Containing 枯
一將功成萬骨枯jat1 zoeng3 gung1 sing4 maan6 gwat1 fu1
One general achieves renown over the dead bodies of 10,000 soldiers
枯枝fu1 zi1
deadwood
枯竭fu1 kit3
used up; dried up; exhausted (of resources)
枯涸fu1 kok3
dried up
枯萎fu1 wai2
wither; dry up; wilt; shrivel
夏枯草haa6 fu1 cou2
common selfheal plant; prunella vulgaris
枯燥fu1 cou3
dull; staid; boring; dry; bland; sterile; uninteresting; unexciting; lifeless; monotonous
樹大有枯枝syu6 daai6 jau5 fu1 zi1
there is a black sheep in every flock, especially when the numbers are large
摧枯拉朽ceoi1 fu1 laai1 nau2
to describe something that can easily be destroyed as it is already in ruins
枯乾fu1 gon1
dry; dried-up
樹大有枯枝，族大有乞兒syu6 daai6 jau5 fu1 zi1 zuk6 daai6 jau5 hat1 ji1
'there is a black sheep in every family'
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