藕 (ngau5) — lotus root; rhizome in Cantonese
ngauˏ₅藕Mandarin Pinyin: ou3
Meaning of 藕
nounlotus root; rhizome
Example Sentences with 藕
keoiˏ₅佢deiˍ₆哋bouˉ¹煲louˏ₅老ngauˏ₅藕wo3.喎。
They are gossiping.
mˎ₄唔houˊ²好haiˊ²喺douˍ₆度bouˉ¹煲louˏ₅老ngau5.藕。
Don't gossip here.
tingˉ¹聽keoiˏ₅佢bouˉ¹煲louˏ₅老ngauˏ₅藕houˊ²好mun6.悶。
Listening to them gossip is boring.
singˎ₄成baanˉ¹班janˎ₄人bouˉ¹煲louˏ₅老ngau5.藕。
The whole group is gossiping.
keoiˏ₅佢sengˎ₄成jatˍ₆日bouˉ¹煲louˏ₅老ngau5.藕。
He gossips all the time.
Words Containing 藕
拋生藕paau1 saang1 ngau5
ogle; to flirt
煲老藕bou1 lou5 ngau5
young man with older woman (lit., "boil old lotus root")
南乳藕片燜花肉naam4 jyu5 ngau5 pin3 mun6 faa1 juk6
stir-fried lotus root and pork belly slices
臘味蓮藕小炒laap6 mei2 lin4 ngau5 siu2 caau2
stir-fried lotus with preserved pork
蓮藕lin4 ngau5
lotus root
大碌藕daai6 luk1 ngau5
people who like being lazy, who only eat, drink and play
賣生藕maai6 sang1 ngau5
women flirting with men (slang)
藕粉ngau5 fan2
lotus root starch
老藕lou5 ngau5
(literally: old lotus root); an unattractive elderly woman
大轆藕daai6 luk1 ngau5
people who spend money like water; a spendthrift
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