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巢
caau4
Cantonese Slang
💡 Tip: [[a den]]
Definitions
  1. 1 [[a den]]
  2. 2 chàauh 巢 — to lose, to fail (st 3, 17).
Other Readings
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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