遭 (zou1) — meet with; suffer; encounter in Cantonese
zouˉ¹遭Mandarin Pinyin: zao1
Meaning of 遭
nounmeet with; suffer; encounter
nountime; turn
Example Sentences with 遭
batˉ¹不hangˍ₆幸ge˗₃嘅zouˉ¹遭jyu6.遇。
An unfortunate encounter/experience.
keoiˏ₅佢ge˗₃嘅zouˉ¹遭jyuˍ₆遇houˊ²好cit˗₃悽caanˊ²慘
His/Her fate was miserable.
zek˗₃隻maauˉ¹貓caamˊ²慘zouˉ¹遭dukˍ₆毒sau2.手。
The cat suffered a cruel fate.
keoiˏ₅佢caamˊ²慘zouˉ¹遭gaaiˊ²解gu3.僱。
He was cruelly dismissed.
gungˉ¹公siˉ¹司caamˊ²慘zouˉ¹遭git˗₃結jip6.業。
The company unfortunately closed down.
Words Containing 遭
遭殃zou1 joeng1
to go through a disaster
遭到zou1 dou3
to suffer; to meet with misfortune
慘遭caam2 zou1
to suffer
遭受zou1 sau6
to suffer or sustain a loss or a misfortune
遭遇zou1 jyu6
(bitter) experience; (hard) lot
遭劫zou1 gip3
to be robbed
周遭zau1 zou1
around
龍游淺水，遭蝦戲lung4 jau4 cin2 seoi2, zou1 haa1 hei3
a man who loses position and influence may be subjected to much indignity
勁升卻遭降評級ging6 sing1 hak1 sau3 gong3 ping4 kap1
A phrase describing a situation where something rises sharply but is then downgraded.
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