綠 (luk6) — green (colour) in Cantonese
lukˍ₆綠简 绿
Mandarin Pinyin: lu:4
Meaning of 綠
noungreen (colour)
nounold character for chlorine, now written 氯
Example Sentences with 綠
lukˍ₆綠caaˎ₄茶deoi˗₃對neiˏ₅你houˊ²好jauˏ₅有jikˉ¹益gaa˗₃㗎！
Green tea is very good (healthy) for you!
ngoˏ₅我mˎ₄唔cungˉ¹沖loengˎ₄涼haiˊ²係houˊ²好ziˉ¹芝maaˎ₄麻lukˍ₆綠dauˊ²豆ge˗₃嘅siˍ₆事laiˎ₄嚟ge˗₃嘅zeˉ¹啫，，唔mˎ₄好houˊ²喺haiˍ₆到dou˗₃囉loˉ¹囉loˉ¹唆soˉ¹唆！
That I don't take a bath is such a trifling matter, stop nagging at me here!
diˉ¹啲joengˉ¹秧houˊ²好lukˍ₆綠aa˗₃呀
The seedlings are so green!
niˉ¹呢zek˗₃隻feiˊ²翡seoi˗₃翠houˊ²好luk6.綠。
This jade is very green.
go˗₃個wuˎ₄湖seoiˊ²水faanˍ₆泛lukˍ₆綠gwong1.光。
The lake water had a greenish glow.
Words Containing 綠
鴨綠江aap3 luk6 gong1
Yalu River (located on the border with North Korea)
常綠植物soeng4 luk6 zik6 mat6
an evergreen
綠洲luk6 zau1
an oasis
青綠色ceng1 luk6 sik1
cyan, lime green
山綠豆saan1 luk6 dau2
Phaseolus minimus (narrow-leaved kidney bean)
黃綠醫生wong4 luk6 ji1 sang1
quack/sham doctor; charlatan | [國] 江湖郎中, 蒙古大夫; [華] 冒牌醫生
綠皮書luk6 pei4 syu1
(Britain) green book; green paper (elicits public commentary on proposed new policy)
面紅面綠min6 hung4 min6 luk6
to be red in the face (from anger)
綠豆luk6 dau2
mung bean
綠印luk6 jan3
green stamp (indicated non-permanent residents in HK)
綠置居luk6 zi3 geoi1
GSH - shortened from Green Form Subsidised Home Ownership Scheme (綠表置居計劃)
芝麻綠豆zi1 maa4 luk6 dau2
trivial; trifling | syn: 瑣碎
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