穀 (guk1) — lucky; kind; good in Cantonese
gukˉ¹穀简 谷
Mandarin Pinyin: gu3
Meaning of 穀
nounlucky; kind; good
nounofficial's salary
nouncorn; grain; cereal
Example Sentences with 穀
keoiˏ₅佢ngaaiˎ₄捱gukˉ¹穀zungˊ²種houˊ²好caamˊ²慘
He suffered hardship miserably.
mˎ₄唔soengˊ²想ngaaiˎ₄捱gukˉ¹穀zungˊ²種
Don't want to endure hardship.
ngaaiˎ₄捱gukˉ¹穀zungˊ²種dou˗₃到tinˉ¹天gwongˉ¹光
Endured hardship until dawn.
ngaaiˎ₄捱gukˉ¹穀zungˊ²種zanˉ¹真sanˉ¹辛fuˊ²苦
Enduring hardship is really tough.
ngaaiˎ₄捱gukˉ¹穀zungˊ²種maaiˏ₅買lauˎ₄樓
Suffered hardship to buy a house.
Words Containing 穀
爆穀paau3 guk1
variant of 爆谷
穀場guk1 coeng4
a threshing floor
川穀cyun1 guk1
Job's tear grains (Coix lacryma), adlay, adlai
包穀baau1 guk1
maize; corn
穀子guk1 zi2
(regional) unhusked rice
食穀種sik6 guk1 zung2
to rest on one's laurels (rely on one's past achievements instead of working to maintain or advance one's status or reputation) [華]: 吃老本
布穀鳥bou3 guk1 niu5
a cuckoo (bird) | also seen as 布谷鳥
穀牛guk1 ngau4
象, 米象, 米蟲
打穀機daa2 guk1 gei1
a threshing machine
催穀ceoi1 guk1
To boost; to propel
捱穀種ngaai4 guk1 zung2
to survive on one's saving
陳穀子爛芝麻zan6 guk1 zi2 laan6 zi1 maa4
old-time things or talk (gossip) that are of no particular importance
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