糠 (hong1) — spongy; not sturdy; hollow inside in Cantonese
hongˉ¹糠Mandarin Pinyin: kang1
Meaning of 糠
nounspongy; not sturdy; hollow inside
nounchaff; bran; husk
Example Sentences with 糠
keoiˏ₅佢houˊ²好hongˉ¹糠jiˎ₄耳。
He is very foolish/stupid.
keoiˏ₅佢sengˎ₄成jatˍ₆日douˉ¹都hongˉ¹糠jiˎ₄耳。
He's foolish all day long.
zanˉ¹真haiˍ₆係houˊ²好hongˉ¹糠jiˎ₄耳zaa˗₃咋。
Really very foolish!
neiˏ₅你mˎ₄唔houˊ²好gam˗₃咁hongˉ¹糠jiˎ₄耳。
Don't be so foolish.
tiuˎ₄條jauˏ₅友zaiˊ²仔houˊ²好hongˉ¹糠jiˎ₄耳。
That guy is very foolish.
Words Containing 糠
老糠都搾出油lou5 hong1 dou1 zaa3 ceot1 jau4
to be overly tight with money; to squeeze every drop of money from someone who is already very poor [colloquial]
木糠muk6 hong1
sawdust
糠耳hong1 ji5
dry ear
黐金糠ci1 gam1 hong1
try to gain monetary benefit or profit off someone, try to suck up to someone to gain monetary benefits off him / her
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