臼 (kau5) — joint (of bones) in Cantonese
kauˏ₅臼Mandarin Pinyin: jiu4
Meaning of 臼
nounjoint (of bones)
nounmortar-shaped
nounmortar for unhusking rice
Example Sentences with 臼
zongˉ¹裝faanˉ¹返laap˗₃粒nauˍ₆臼ci2.齒。
Getting a molar crown fitted.
keoiˏ₅佢zek˗₃隻nauˍ₆臼ciˊ²齒tung3.痛。
His molar hurts.
ngaauˏ₅咬ngonˍ₆硬je5,嘢，nauˍ₆臼ciˊ²齒houˊ²好ganˊ²緊jiu3.要。
Chewing hard food, molars are important.
saiˊ²洗ngaaˎ₄牙saiˊ²洗dou˗₃到nauˍ₆臼ci2.齒。
The dental cleaning reached the molars.
ngoˏ₅我bok˗₃剝zoˊ²咗zek˗₃隻nauˍ₆臼ci2.齒。
I had a molar removed.
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