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› 巢
巢
caau4
Cantonese
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[[a den]]
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[[a den]]
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chàauh 巢 — to lose, to fail (st 3, 17).
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巢
caau4
# adapted from cc-cedict | to fail | to lose | nest | den | hideout
Words containing 巢
忿巢
fan5
caau4
unhappy; moody; depressed [colloquial]
愛巢
oi3
caau4
noun; love nest; home for the newly-weds
卵巢
leon2
caau4
ovary
燕巢幕上
jin3
caau4
mok6
soeng6
to be in a very dangerous situation
雀巢咖啡
zoek3
caau4
gaa3
fe1
[n] Nescafé
巢湖地區
caau4
wu4
dei6
keoi1
Chaohu district (district in Anhui)
巢皮
caau4
pei4
wrinkles
巢𠵼𠵼
caau4
mang1
mang1
too many wrinkles; wrinkly
雀巢咖啡
zoek3
caau4
kaa1
fei1
Nescafé
蜂巢
fung1
caau4
honeycomb; beehive
玩巢
waan2
caau4
to destroy [colloquial]
打巢
daa2
caau4
to defeat [colloquial]
鵲巢鳩佔
coek3
caau4
kau2
zim3
literally: a turtledove takes over the nest of a magpie; to seize and occupy som
雀巢
zoek3
caau4
[n] Nestlé; a sparrow's nest
鵲巢鳩佔
zoek3
caau4
kau1
zim3
seizing another's place, land, etc; taking other people's efforts and reaping th
香巢
hoeng1
caau4
a love nest; a place of secret cohabitation (also derogatory)
精巢
zing1
caau4
testicle
巢湖
caau4
wu4
Chaohu (city in Anhui)
巢穴
caau4
jyut6
lair; den | [粵]: 竇
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