皂 (zou6) — soap in Cantonese
zouˍ₆皂Mandarin Pinyin: zao4
Meaning of 皂
nounsoap
nounblack
Example Sentences with 皂
zek˗₃隻zouˍ₆皂laiˍ₆隸houˊ²好cau3.臭。
The soap smells bad.
ngoˏ₅我maaiˏ₅買zoˊ²咗faai˗₃塊zouˍ₆皂lai6.隸。
I bought a bar of soap.
jungˍ₆用meˉ¹咩zouˍ₆皂laiˍ₆隸cungˉ¹沖loeng4?涼？
What soap are you using to shower?
faai˗₃塊zouˍ₆皂laiˍ₆隸laanˍ₆爛zo2.咗。
The bar of soap has broken.
niˉ¹呢faai˗₃塊zouˍ₆皂laiˍ₆隸houˊ²好waat6.滑。
This soap is very slippery.
Words Containing 皂
洗髮皂sai2 faat3 zou6
shampoo (chiefly TW)
肥皂劇fei4 zou2 kek6
a soap opera
香皂hoeng1 zou6
toilet soap; bathroom soap; bath soap; fragrant soap | Also, esp. S. Chin.: 香梘
擦肥皂caat3 fei4 zou6
to lather
肥皂fei4 zou6
soap. Cant.: 番梘
皂白zou6 baak6
right and wrong
皂液zou6 jik6
liquid soap
肥皂泡fei4 zou2 pou5
soap bubbles
不分青紅皂白bat1 fan1 ceng1 hung4 zou6 baak6
indiscriminately
香味肥皂hoeng1 mei6 fei4 zou6
toilet soap; bathroom soap; bath soap; fragrant soap | Abbreviated to '香皂' | Also Cant.-speaking areas: 香梘
皂隸zou6 dai6
civil servant
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