鉤 (ngau1) — hooked stroke (in Chinese character) in Cantonese
ngauˉ¹鉤简 钩
Mandarin Pinyin: gou1
Meaning of 鉤
nounhooked stroke (in Chinese character)
nounhook; catch
nouncrochet; sew with large stitches
Example Sentences with 鉤
keoiˏ₅佢zek˗₃隻maauˉ¹貓jauˏ₅有haauˉ¹鉤cung4.蟲。
Her cat has hookworms.
jiu˗₃要douˍ₆杜zyutˍ₆絕haauˉ¹鉤cung4.蟲。
Need to eliminate hookworms.
siuˊ²小samˉ¹心haauˉ¹鉤cung4.蟲。
Beware of hookworms.
jauˏ₅有haauˉ¹鉤cungˎ₄蟲joekˍ₆藥maa3?嗎？
Do you have hookworm medicine?
houˊ²好ciˏ₅似jauˏ₅有haauˉ¹鉤cung4.蟲。
Seems like hookworms.
Words Containing 鉤
掛鉤gwaa3 ngau1
(n) coupling; latch hook
鷹鉤鼻子jing1 ngau1 bei6 zi2
an aquiline nose, a hooked nose
窗鉤coeng1 ngau1
a window hook, a window catch
火鉤子fo2 ngau1 zi2
fire hook; poker
鉤蟲ngau1 cung4
hookworm
攣弓鉤鼻lyun1 gung1 ngau1 bei6
an aquiline nose, a hooked nose
鉤心鬥角ngau1 sam1 dau3 gok3
intrigue/scheme against each other; jockey for position; infighting
倒鉤球dou3 ngau1 kau4
bicycle kick
鉤子ngau1 zi2
hook; hanger | Spoken Cant.: 鉤
上鉤soeng5 ngau1
rise to the bait, swallow the bait, get hooked
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