燥 (cou3) — dry; parched in Cantonese
cou˗₃燥Mandarin Pinyin: zao4
Meaning of 燥
noundry; parched
Example Sentences with 燥
tinˉ¹天hei˗₃氣houˊ²好cou˗₃燥jitˍ₆熱。
The weather is very hot and dry.
keoiˏ₅佢go˗₃個janˎ₄人geiˊ²幾cou˗₃燥。
He/She is quite irritable.
mˎ₄唔houˊ²好gam˗₃咁cou˗₃燥。
Don't be so impatient/irritable.
houˊ²好cou˗₃燥，soengˊ²想cungˉ¹沖loengˎ₄涼。
It's so dry/hot, I want to take a shower.
niˉ¹呢douˍ₆度houˊ²好cou˗₃燥。
It's very dry here.
Words Containing 燥
燥熱cou3 jit6
dry and hot; torrid
大便乾燥daai6 bin6 gon1 cou3
constipated; more commonly 便秘
乾燥gon1 cou3
dry; arid
燥底cou3 dai2
have inner heat [熱氣；熱底]
枯燥fu1 cou3
dull; staid; boring; dry; bland; sterile; uninteresting; unexciting; lifeless; monotonous
口乾舌燥hau2 gon1 sit6 cou3
to have one's mouth go dry
燥火cou3 fo2
(noun internal heat; heat
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