絞 (gaau2) — skein; hank (of yarn) in Cantonese
gaauˊ²絞简 绞
Mandarin Pinyin: jiao3
Meaning of 絞
nounskein; hank (of yarn)
nountwist; wring; entangle
nounhang (a criminal)
nounwind (a wheel)
Example Sentences with 絞
keoiˏ₅佢beiˊ²俾janˎ₄人gaauˊ²絞saat˗₃殺zo2.咗。
He was strangled.
keoiˏ₅佢soengˊ²想gaauˊ²絞saat˗₃殺ngo5.我。
He wants to strangle me.
keoiˏ₅佢caaiˉ¹差diˉ¹啲gaauˊ²絞saat˗₃殺ngo5.我。
He almost strangled me.
gaauˊ²絞saat˗₃殺haiˍ₆係faanˍ₆犯faat3.法。
Strangling is illegal.
mˎ₄唔houˊ²好gaauˊ²絞saat˗₃殺keoi5!佢！
Don't strangle him!
Words Containing 絞
絞腸痧gaau2 coeng4 saa1
dry cholera
絞肉機gaau2 juk6 gei1
meat grinder
大纜絞唔埋daai6 laam6 gaau2 m4 maai4
also 大纜扯唔埋
絞盡腦汁gaau2 zeon6 nou5 zap1
rack/cudgel one's brains; beat my/your brains out
絞死gaau2 sei2
to strangle; stranglulate; strangulation; to hang; to kill by hanging
絞纜gaau2 laam6
stranded cable
心絞痛sam1 gaau2 tung3
angina
絞殺gaau2 saat3
Strangle; hang; garrotte
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