伍 (ng5) — associate with; keep company with in Cantonese

ngˏ₅伍

Mandarin Pinyin: wu3

Meaning of 伍

nounassociate with; keep company with

nouna Chinese family name

nounfive-man unit of the army

nounarmy

nounfive; alternate and formal form of 五 used on checks, in accounting and banking

deoiˊ²隊ngaiˏ₅伍zeon˗₃晉kapˉ¹級liu5.了。

The team has advanced.

keoiˏ₅佢haangˎ₄行ngˏ₅伍houˊ²好maanˍ₆慢

He walks very slowly.

ngoˏ₅我deiˍ₆哋jatˉ¹一caiˎ₄齊haangˎ₄行ngˏ₅伍

Let's walk together.

neiˏ₅你haangˎ₄行ngˏ₅伍mˎ₄唔saiˊ²使gapˉ¹急

You don't need to rush when walking.

tiuˎ₄條louˍ₆路houˊ²好fut3,闊，jamˍ₆任neiˏ₅你haangˎ₄行ngˏ₅伍

The road is wide, walk as you please.

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