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隻 (zek3) — single; alone; one only in Cantonese

zek˗₃隻
简 只
Mandarin Pinyin: zhi1

Meaning of 隻

nounsingle; alone; one only
nounclassifier for certain animals, containers, small boats, paired things, etc
nouna general numerical classifier equivalent to Mandarin "ge4"

Example Sentences with 隻

呢隻白酒好正㗎！?
This brand of white wine is really good!
我將隻杯擺喺度
I put the cup here
隻杯我擺喺度
I put the cup here
嗰隻碟打爛咗
That plate is broken.
一隻手就掅起桶水
He lifts up a bucket of water with just one hand.
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Words Containing 隻

船隻syun4 zek3
ships; vessels
隻𢱕zek3 dap6/1
one-on-one fight
邊度會有咁大隻蛤乸隨街跳㗎bin1 dou6 wui5 jau5 gam3 daai6 zek3 gap3 naa2 ceoi4 gaai1 tiu3 gaa3
how could that possibly be true? are you kidding? how could i believe such a glib? (lit. where would there be such a big frog hopping around the street?)
狼過華秀隻狗long4 gwo3 waa4 sau3 zek3 gau2
very cruel and heartless; even more vicious than Waa Sau's dog
三隻手saam1 zek3 sau2
a pickpocket
大隻騾騾daai6 zek3 leoi4 leoi4
a tough guy, a strongly built man
大隻講daai6 zek3 gong2
talk it up; exaggerate what one is saying; all talk no action (which often goes hand-in-hand with talking sth up)
犬隻訓練hyun2 zek3 fan3 lin6
canine training; dog training
蠢過隻豬ceon2 gwo3 zek3 zyu1
very foolish (Lit. more foolish than a pig)
隻揪zek3 cau1
a one on one fight (onlookers and others are not supposed to help)
隻眼開隻眼閉zek3 ngaan5 hoi1 zek3 ngaan5 bai3
turn a blind eye
一隻狗噉jat1 zek3 gau2 gam2
like a dog (metaphor for difficult labours)

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