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jiǔ



nine


Definitions

Chinese > English
jiǔ
     1. nine
     2. (figurative) many
     3. (weather) each of the nine nine-day periods from the winter solstice
     4. (Cantonese, minced oath, euphemism) Synonym of 㞗 (gau1, t=penis)
     5. Variant of 鳩
jiū
     1. pigeon; dove (family Columbidae)
     2. (literary) to gather; to assemble
     3. (Cantonese, Pingnan Min, vulgar) penis (sometimes especially erect)
           含 鳩gau1 - to suck a dick -
     4. (Cantonese, vulgar) fucking (intensifier)
           乜 鳩gau1 事 呀 你? - What the fuck is wrong with you?
     5. (Cantonese, vulgar) (Negates the meaning of the sentence.)
           sorry\sor1 鳩gau1 sorry\rlyi4 呀! - so fucking sorry! (sarcastic)
     6. (Cantonese, vulgar) stupid; dumb
           呢ni1 套 戲 真係 好 鳩。 - This movie is so fucking dumb.
     7. (Cantonese, vulgar) recklessly
           鳩噏 - to talk shit -
     8. (Cantonese, vulgar) unseriously
           鳩 做 份 功課 - to do a piece of homework unseriously -
     9. (Cantonese, vulgar) without aim or plan
           鳩 行 咗 成seng4日 - to walk around aimlessly for the entire day -
     10. (Cantonese, vulgar) thoughtlessly
           鳩 撳 粒 掣zai3 - to press a button repeatedly and thoughtlessly -
     11. (Cantonese, vulgar) unreasonably; lacking in reason
           一味mei6-2 鳩 反faan2 - to indiscriminately oppose without reason -
Chinese > Chinese
     1. 数字:9
English > Chinese
nine
     1.

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