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› 寡
寡
gwaa2
Mandarin: gua3
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1
few
2
scant
3
widowed
4
alone
5
tasteless
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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