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鴿 (gap3) — dove; pigeon in Cantonese
gap˗₃
鴿
简 鸽
Mandarin Pinyin:
ge1
Meaning of 鴿
noun
dove; pigeon
Example Sentences with 鴿
唔
好
摸
啲
白
鴿
啦
,
佢
哋
非
常
之
揦
鮓
Don't touch the pigeons, they're very dirty.
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Words Containing 鴿
百鴿籠
baak3 gaap3 lung4
1. a bird cage with different levels and compartments 2. a low and cramped living space; a house with restricted moving spave
乳鴿
jyu5 gap3
squab - baby pigeon
打白鴿轉
daa2 baak6 gaap3 zyun3
go for a quick walk around the block (lit., "circle like pigeons")
鴿子
gap3 zi2
pigeon; dove | Cant: 白鴿 or just 鴿 gap3
傳信鴿
cyun4 seon3 gap2
a homing pigeon, a carrier pigeon
白鴿籠
baak6 gap3/gaap3 lung4
dove-cote
燒乳鴿
siu1 jyu5 gap3
roast squab
放白鴿
fong3 baak6 gap2
a confidence trick where woman snares a man then runs away with money/jewels
白鴿
baak6 gap3
鴿 | syn. Mand: 鴿子
放鴿子
fong3 gap3 zi2
to break an appointment, not turn up for an appointment (Taiwanese version of Cantonese 放飛機); to stand someone up
打個白鴿轉
daa2 go3 baak6 gaap3 zyun3
literally: Pigeons make a turn, it means to take a quick stroll then return
白鴿眼
baak6 gap3 ngaan5
look of disdain
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