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索 (sok3) — thick rope; cable in Cantonese

sok˗₃索
Mandarin Pinyin: suo3

Meaning of 索

nounthick rope; cable
nounlook for; search; explore
nounvery attractive; sexy
noundull; insipid; uninteresting
nounIn Mahjong, the "bamboo" tiles (which actually represent money rope stings)
nounto breathe in; sniff
nounalone; lonely; solitary
nountighten; squeeze; twist
nounask for; demand; claim
noun(Cantonese)/looking good or sharp; pretty/to seek/to smell

Example Sentences with 索

neiˏ₅你soengˊ²想sok˗₃索ceoiˊ²取meˉ¹咩？
What do you want to take/ask for?
hoˊ²可jiˏ₅以sok˗₃索ceoiˊ²取minˏ₅免fai˗₃費jeˏ₅嘢。
You can get free stuff.
mˎ₄唔saiˊ²使sok˗₃索ceoiˊ²取。
No need to ask for it.
keoiˏ₅佢soengˊ²想sok˗₃索ceoiˊ²取puiˎ₄賠coengˎ₄償。
He wants to claim compensation.
ngoˏ₅我mˎ₄唔soengˊ²想sok˗₃索ceoiˊ²取。
I don't want to ask for it.
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Words Containing 索

勒索lak6 sok3
to blackmail;
索道sok3 dou6
rope-way, cable-way
索Ksok3 kei1
do special k; take ketamine hydrochloride
線索sin3 sok3
trail; clues; story thread
檢索表gim2 saak3 /sok3 biu2
key (table for decoding)
不假思索bat1 gaa2 si1 sok3
without due consideration
三索線saam1 sok3 sin3
copperhead racer (rat snake)
型男索女jing4 naam4 sok3 neoi2
索女型男
索引saak3 jan5
index
系索hai6 sok3
lanyard
索女型男sok3 neoi2 jing4 naam4
型男索女
開天索價hoi1 tin1 sok3 gaa3
ask for a sky-high price

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