牢 (lou4) — enclosure for animals; pen; fold in Cantonese
louˎ₄牢Mandarin Pinyin: lao2
Meaning of 牢
nounenclosure for animals; pen; fold
nounprison; gaol; jail
nounfirm; fast; durable
Example Sentences with 牢
keoiˏ₅佢coˏ₅坐lou4.牢。
He's in jail.
baaˊ²把munˎ₄門soˊ²鎖lou4.牢。
Lock the door securely.
gongˊ²講jeˏ₅野jiu˗₃要lou4.牢。
Speak carefully.
keoiˏ₅佢houˊ²好louˎ₄牢haau3.靠。
He is very reliable.
gei˗₃記dakˉ¹得houˊ²好lou4.牢。
Remember it well.
Words Containing 牢
牢騷王lou4 sou1 wong4
a grouchy person
套牢tou3 lou4
to be trapped in the stock market (because an investor cannot sell out of a losing position)
不牢的bat1 lou4 dik1
cardboard
地牢dei6 lou4
dungeon
囚牢cau4 lou4
prison cell
維可牢wai4 ho2 lou4
Velcro [粵]: 魔術貼
牢騷lou4 sou1
complaint, grievance
牢記lou4 gei3
to keep in mind, to remember well
坐牢co5 lou4
to be in prison; to be in jail | Cant.: 坐監
天牢tin1 lou4
prision (belonging to the imperial government)
市牢si5 lou4
an urban prison in Macau [colloquial]
發牢騷faat3 lou4 sou1
whine
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