熬 (ngou4) — endure; bear; put up with in Cantonese
ngouˎ₄熬Mandarin Pinyin: ao2
Meaning of 熬
nounendure; bear; put up with
nouncook on a slow fire; extract by long heating
Example Sentences with 熬
keoiˏ₅佢deiˍ₆哋soengˊ²想aauˎ₄熬louˏ₅老ceon˗₃襯
They want to cheat others.
keoiˏ₅佢beiˊ²俾janˎ₄人aauˎ₄熬louˏ₅老ceon˗₃襯
He/She was cheated.
siuˊ²小samˉ¹心beiˊ²俾janˎ₄人aauˎ₄熬louˏ₅老ceon˗₃襯
Be careful not to be cheated.
mˎ₄唔houˊ²好lyunˍ₆亂gam˗₃咁lai4,嚟，wuiˏ₅會aauˎ₄熬louˏ₅老ceon˗₃襯
Don't mess around, you'll get cheated.
gam˗₃咁joengˍ₆樣houˊ²好jiˍ₆易aauˎ₄熬louˏ₅老ceon˗₃襯
This way is easy to get cheated.
Words Containing 熬
煎熬zin1 ngou4
suffering; torment; torture
熬白菜ngaau4 baak6 coi3
stewed cabbage
熬底ngaau4 dai2
to chicken out [colloquial]
熬老襯ngaau4 lou5 can3
an expression used by fellow criminals to mock fellow criminals who have gone 'straight' to earn a living through honest means [colloquial]
熬夜ngou4 je6
stay up late synonym [粵] 捱夜
熬粥ngou4 zuk1
make porridge; (slang) to talk for hours on the telephone (lit., "boil congee");
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