渠 (keoi4) — big; chief in Cantonese
keoiˎ₄渠Mandarin Pinyin: qu2
Meaning of 渠
nounbig; chief
nounditch; drain; channel; gutter
Example Sentences with 渠
tiuˎ₄條seoiˊ²水keoiˎ₄渠sakˉ¹塞zoˊ²咗
The drain is blocked.
seoiˊ²水keoiˎ₄渠houˊ²好doˉ¹多laapˍ₆垃saai˗₃圾
There's a lot of rubbish in the ditch.
seoiˊ²水keoiˎ₄渠jauˏ₅有seoiˊ²水lauˎ₄流
Water is flowing in the channel.
taiˊ²睇haaˏ₅下seoiˊ²水keoiˎ₄渠
Look at the water channel.
seoiˊ²水keoiˎ₄渠houˊ²好cau˗₃臭wo˗₃喎
The drain smells bad.
Words Containing 渠
溝渠kau1 keoi4
a narrow waterway, drainage ditch; aqueduct
明渠ming4 keoi4
open drain
水到渠成seoi2 dou3 keoi4 sing4
the channel is readily formed just as the water comes
坑渠油haang1 keoi4 jau4
gutter oil - a filthy slop collected from sewage drains (also 地溝油)
通渠佬tung1 keoi4 lou2
drainage cleaner
坑渠haang1 keoi4
drain; ditch
水渠seoi2 keoi4
irrigation ditch
暗渠am3 keoi4
culvert, underdrain
通渠tung1 keoi4
drainage of canals, sewers
渠道keoi4 dou6
channels; canals; ditches
元朗明渠jyun4 long5 ming4 keoi4
Yuen Long Nullah, a nullah that runs through central Yuen Long
多渠道do1 keoi4 dou6
many ways, channels; multichannel; multiple channels
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