寡

gwaa2

scant | # adapted from cc-cedict | alone | tasteless | widowed | few

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