灰 (fui1) — lime in Cantonese
fuiˉ¹灰Mandarin Pinyin: hui1
Meaning of 灰
nounlime
nounashes; dust
noungray (color)
noundisheartened disappointedly; discouraged
nounbreak into tiny pieces or particles
nounsad; feeling down; hopeless
Example Sentences with 灰
keoiˏ₅佢go˗₃個joengˍ₆樣houˊ²好fui1.灰。
He looks very down/depressed.
mˎ₄唔houˊ²好zoengˉ¹將diˉ¹啲fuiˉ¹灰douˊ²倒zo2.咗。
Don't pour the ashes away.
diˉ¹啲jinˉ¹煙fuiˉ¹灰dit˗₃跌zoˊ²咗haiˊ²喺dou6.度。
Some cigarette ash fell here.
fukˉ¹幅waaˍ₆畫ngaanˎ₄顏sikˉ¹色houˊ²好fui1.灰。
The painting's colors are dull.
go˗₃個tinˉ¹天fuiˉ¹灰mungˎ₄濛mung4.濛。
The sky is overcast/gloomy.
Words Containing 灰
淺灰cin2 fui1
light gray, grayish
骨灰gwat1 fui1
cremated ashes; bone ash; cremains
煙灰缸jin1 fui1 gong1
ashtray
灰暗fui1 am3
gloomy; grey; murky
灰黑色fui1 haak1 sik1
charcoal gray/grey
桐油灰tung4 jau4 fui1
putty
心灰sam1 fui1
to be discouraged (lit. "heart to ashes", also 灰心)
灰灰地fui1 fui1 dei2
grayish
煙灰碟jin1 fui1 dip2
an ashtray
煙灰罌jin1 fui1 aang1
an ashtray
塵灰can4 fui1
dust (also 灰塵)
碰一鼻子灰pung3 jat1 bei6 zi2 fui1
to be snubbed; to meet with a rebuff
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