溜 (lau4) — rapids; torrent in Cantonese
lauˎ₄溜Mandarin Pinyin: liu1
Meaning of 溜
nounrapids; torrent
nounslide; glide; skate
nounsmooth; slippery
Example Sentences with 溜
佢唔單只問得好溜，講話重開口夾著脷添
Not only does he asks peculiar questions, he says things that causes embarassment.
佢要啲裝修材料好溜咖
The materials that he wants for the renovation is very peculiar
geiˉ¹機foai˗₃會lauˉ¹溜zauˊ²走zo2.了。
The opportunity slipped away.
coiˎ₄財futˍ₆富lauˉ¹溜zauˊ²走zo2.了。
Wealth has vanished.
keoiˏ₅佢zauˍ₆就gam˗₃咁lauˉ¹溜zau2.走。
He just slipped away like that.
Words Containing 溜
花式溜冰faa1 sik1 lau4 bing1
figure skating
滑溜waat6 lau6
slippery
單排滾軸溜冰鞋daan1 paai4 gwan2 zuk6 lau6 bing1 haai4
rollerblade shoes
滾軸溜冰gwan2 zuk6 lau4 bing1
rollerskating
溜冷飯lau6 laang5 faan6
heat up rice already cooked
不溜bat1 lau1
hitherto; until now; up to now [also] 不留 [華]: 一向
溜走liu1 zau2
to slip away (from doing work) | [粵]: 偷雞
溜冰場lau4 bing1 coeng4
skating rink (for both ice-skating and roller-skating)
一嚿溜jat1 gau6 liu1
One ball of (something)
溜冰lau4 bing1
doing crystal meth (as crystal meth is generally called 冰)
一溜煙jat1 lau6 jin1
in a flash, quickly
溜光lau6 gwong1
with nothing left; to be bare; to be very smooth; sleek
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