角 (gok3) — (of an animal) horn; antenna; feeler in Cantonese

gok˗₃角

Mandarin Pinyin: jiao3

Meaning of 角

noun(of an animal) horn; antenna; feeler

noundime; a tenth of a dollar | [Syn] 毫

nouncorner; angle

nounbugle; horn; horn-shaped thing

nouncape; promontory

noun(noun) 1. Role; 2. Character (in a TV show, play, etc.); (of coins) 1. Dime; (verb) Wrestle

Example Sentences with 角

講話唔使轉彎抹角

Don't have to beat about the bush when you talk.

zek3zek3隻saan1joeng4隻douˉ¹山jauˏ₅羊loengˏ₅都zek˗₃有gok˗₃兩隻角

Every goat has two horns.

jatˉ¹一zaanˊ²盞houˊ²好gwongˉ¹光ge˗₃嘅gaai1dang1,街ziu˗₃燈﹐zyuˍ₆照hakˉ¹住am˗₃黑ge˗₃暗gokˊ²嘅lokˍ₆角落。

A really bright streetlight is illuminating a dark corner.

我會諗好多角度

I'll think about [it] from many angles.

maaiˏ₅買diˉ¹啲baakˍ₆白dauˍ₆豆gok3.角。

Buy some white beans.

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Words Containing 角

三角戀愛saam1 gok3 lyun2 oi3

wrestle; contest of strength

角逐gok3 zuk6

contend; tussle

鹹水角haam4 seoi2 gok2

deep fried dumpling containing pork and a lot of air -- a common dim sum (點心) dish. The shell is crispy on the outside but glutinous on the inside. It's shaped like an egg with slightly pointy ends. (literally, "salt water corners").

平面三角ping4 min2 saam1 gok3

plane trigonometry

轉角zyun3 gok3

corner, around the corner

荔枝角lai6 zi1 gok3

Lai Chi Kok (MTR station)

犄角gei1 gok3

(animal) horn

三角洲saam1 gok3 zau1

(river) delta - where a river system meets another body of water esp. the sea. The silting deposits are fertile soil which attracts humans to these areas to take up agriculture. Many river deltas are the economic foci of their respective regions.

北角bak1 gok3

North Point (MTR station)

三角測量saam1 gok3 caak1 loeng4

triangular surveying; triangulation

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