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隔離 (gaak3 lei4) — isolation, segregation; apartheid, to quarantine, to close off in Cantonese

gaak˗₃隔leiˎ₄離
简 隔离
Mandarin Pinyin: ge2 li2

Meaning of 隔離

nounisolation, segregation; apartheid, to quarantine, to close off
nounisolate, separate, segregate
noun(noun) Neighbour

Example Sentences with 隔離

keoiˏ₅佢coˏ₅坐haiˊ²喺gaak˗₃隔leiˎ₄離goˊ²嗰go˗₃個pungˎ₄旁bin2.邊。
He sat next to the one next door.
gaak˗₃隔leiˎ₄離jauˏ₅有janˎ₄人
Someone is next door.
gaak˗₃隔leiˎ₄離houˊ²好cou˗₃嘈
It's noisy next door.
gaak˗₃隔leiˎ₄離taam˗₃探ngoˏ₅我
The neighbor visited me.
gaak˗₃隔leiˎ₄離haiˍ₆係binˉ¹邊go˗₃個
Who is next door?
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Characters in 隔離

隔gaak3
separate; divide; cut off; isolate
離lei4
be without; be independent of

Words Containing 隔離

種族隔離zung2 zuk6 gaak3 lei4
apartheid, racial segregation
恨死隔離han6 sei2 gaak3 lei4
to be the object of great envy [colloquial]

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