桔 (gat1) — tangerine | [variant] 橘 in Cantonese
gatˉ¹桔Mandarin Pinyin: ju2
Meaning of 桔
nountangerine | [variant] 橘
Example Sentences with 桔
go˗₃個gyutˍ₆桔houˊ²好timˎ₄甜syun1.酸。
That orange is sweet and sour.
ngoˏ₅我bongˉ¹幫nei2,你，douˉ¹都haiˍ₆係dakˉ¹得go˗₃個gyut6.桔。
I helped you, but it was all for nothing.
keoiˏ₅佢waaˍ₆話bongˉ¹幫sau2,手，dakˉ¹得go˗₃個gyut3.桔。
He said he'd help, but it was useless.
jingˍ₆淨haiˍ₆係sikˉ¹識gong2,講，dakˉ¹得go˗₃個gyut3.桔。
Only knows how to talk, but can't do anything.
mongˎ₄忙zoˊ²咗sengˎ₄成jat6,日，dakˉ¹得go˗₃個gyut6.桔。
Worked all day, but got nothing.
Words Containing 桔
桔仔gat1 zai2
tangerine
四季桔sei3 gwai3 gat1
clementine (fruit)
柑桔gam1 gat1
(fruit) Kumquat
桔子水gat1 zi2 seoi2
orange juice
吊門桔diu3 mun4 gat1
a thin person | Mand.: 瘦子
蔓越桔maan6 jyut6 gat1
cranberry
神台桔san4 toi4 gat1
(analogy) someone is getting haggard, and slowly frail
得個桔dak1 go3 gat1
to end up with nothing; to do something in vain [colloquial]
蘿底桔lo4 dai2 gat1
used to describe leftover goods (or people) that no one wants that are of inferior quality; it is often used as a derogatory term to refer to women who are the “Leftover Women” and unwanted by men [colloquial]
桔子汁gat1 zi2 zap1
orange juice [粵]: 橙汁
桔子gat1 zi2
tangerine; orange | Cant.: 桔仔 | Note: 桔 is also the simplified character for 橘, which the Cantonese regard as a different specie of fruit within the same family
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