爪 (zaau2) — claw; talon; paw; unguis; nail in Cantonese
zaauˊ²爪Mandarin Pinyin: zhao3
Meaning of 爪
nounclaw; talon; paw; unguis; nail
noun(noun) 1. Talon; 2. Paw
Example Sentences with 爪
touˎ₄逃tyut˗₃脫moˉ¹魔zaauˊ²爪
Escaped the clutches.
niˉ¹呢douˍ₆度jauˏ₅有zaauˊ²爪waaˉ¹哇jyuˏ₅語syu1.書。
There are Javanese books here.
ngoˏ₅我soengˊ²想hokˍ₆學zaauˊ²爪waaˉ¹哇jyu5.語。
I want to learn Javanese.
keoiˏ₅佢gongˊ²講zaauˊ²爪waaˉ¹哇jyu5.語。
He speaks Javanese.
keoiˏ₅佢sikˉ¹識zaauˊ²爪waaˉ¹哇jyu5.語。
He knows Javanese.
Words Containing 爪
八爪魚baat3 zaau2 jyu4
octopus (cl: zek3 隻, tiu4 條) | syn.: 章魚/鱆魚 (formal); 八帶魚
軋爪gaat3 zaau1
disturb, bother, provoke, tease {Malaysia and Singapore usage}
鳳爪排骨飯fung6 zaau2 paai4 gwat1 faan6
steam rice with spareribs and chicken feet
爪哇語zaau2 waa1 jyu5
the Javanese language, spoken by the natives in the Island of Java in Indonesia
蟹爪筆haai5 zaau2 bat1
Small-sized Chinese calligraphy brush
虎爪fu2 zaau2
literally: a tiger's claw; a tense fighting grip [colloquial]
爪部zaau2 bou6
Kangxi radical 87 (爪) in its component form 爫
狗爪邊gau2 zaau2 bin1
Kangxi radical 94 (犬) in its component form 犭
五爪金龍ng5 zaau2 gam1 lung4
a morning glory, mile-a-minute vine, Ipomoea cairica (lit., "five clawed golden dragon")
百足咁多爪baak3 zuk1 gam2 do1 zaau2
one with good networking; one with multiple abilities (slang)
鱗爪leon4 zaau2
(literally: scales and paw); bits and fragments of something
鳳爪fung6 zaau2
chicken feet, so named because the literal meaning (phoenix talons) sound much more regal and appealing; a Chinese delicacy which can be served in various styles, particularly in dim sum [Syn.] 雞腳
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