烏 (wu1) — what; how; when in Cantonese
wuˉ¹烏简 乌
Mandarin Pinyin: wu1
Meaning of 烏
nounwhat; how; when
nouncrow; raven; rook
nounblack; dark (colour)
Example Sentences with 烏
wuˉ¹烏lungˊ²龍caaˎ₄茶haiˍ₆係caaˎ₄茶ge˗₃嘅jatˉ¹一zungˊ²種。
烏龍茶 is a type of tea.
fikˍ₆扐hoiˉ¹開zek˗₃隻wuˉ¹烏jingˉ¹蠅。
Flick away the fly.
ngoˏ₅我soengˊ²想sikˍ₆食wuˉ¹烏dung1.冬。
I want to eat udon.
niˉ¹呢douˍ₆度wuˉ¹烏dungˉ¹冬houˊ²好sik6.食。
The udon here is delicious.
giu˗₃叫go˗₃個gaaˉ¹咖leiˎ₄哩wuˉ¹烏dung1.冬。
Order a curry udon.
Words Containing 烏
烏魯木齊wu1 lou5 muk6 cai4
Urumqi - capital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region
烏魚wu1 jyu2
mullet
烏龍茶wu1 lung2 caa4
(a variety of tea, include 鐵觀音, 水仙茶, 東方美人, 大紅袍, ...)
烏喱單刀wu1 lei1 daan1 dou1
in a complete mess, disorder, chaos, muddle
烏豆wu1 dau2
black beans
烏茲別克wu1 zi1 bit6 hak1
Uzbekistan
首烏sau2 wu1
tuber fleeceflower root
烏啄啄wu1 doeng1 doeng1
muddle-headed; slow-witted; stupid
烏搲wu1 we5
(of appearance or dress) messy; untidy; dishevelled; shabby; unkempt; ungroomed
烏龍波wu1 lung2 bo1
own goal
槍烏賊coeng1 wu1 caak6
spear squid (smaller variety used for sushi, etc.)
擺烏龍baai2 wu1 lung2
to make a mistake; accidentally score against one's own team
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