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寡
gwaa2
Mandarin: gua3
Definitions
  1. 1 few
  2. 2 scant
  3. 3 widowed
  4. 4 alone
  5. 5 tasteless
  6. 6 # adapted from cc-cedict
Words containing 寡
稱孤道寡
cing1 gu1 dou6 gwaa2
act like an absolute ruler; to address oneself as king
寡廉鮮恥
gwaa2 lim4 sin1 ci2
Shameless
清湯寡水
cing1 tong1 gwaa2 seoi2
(noun) watery tasteless soup
寡母婆咁多心
gwaa2 mou5 po2 gam3 do1 sam1
indecisive, cannot make a decision
寡婆
gwaa2 po2
noun; widow
寡佬
gwaa2 lou2
(noun) single guy
多寡
do1 gwaa2
amount
姣婆守唔到寡
haau4 po4 sau2 m4 dou2 gwaa2
it means it is hard to change people's personality; literally: a sexually promis
單身寡仔
daan1 san1 gwaa2 zai2
single male (slang)
清心寡慾
cing1 sam1 gwaa2 juk6
purify the mind and reduce (sexual) desire (lit., "clear mind with few desires")
寡母婆
gwaa2 mou5 po4*2
a widow
優柔寡斷
jau1 jau4 gwaa2 dyun6
hesitant
鬱鬱寡歡
wat1 wat1 gwaa2 fun1
melancholy; depressed; down
沉默寡言
cam4 mak6 gwaa2 jin4
[adj] taciturn
寡婦
gwaa2 fu5
a widow | [粵]: 寡母婆
寡公
gwaa2 gung1
men who are widowed
孤家寡人
gu1 gaa1 gwaa2 jan4
loner; person isolated from others and without support; person who has no family
輕諾寡信
hing1 nok6 gwaa2 seon3
those who make promises easily seldoms keep them
鰥寡
gwaan1 gwaa2
surviving spouse; widowers and widows
曲高和寡
kuk1 gou1 wo6 gwaa2
highbrow songs find few singers; too highbrow to be popular
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