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伏 (fuk6) — force to surrender; subdue; vanquish in Cantonese

fukˍ₆伏
Mandarin Pinyin: fu2

Meaning of 伏

nounforce to surrender; subdue; vanquish
nounhot season; dog days
nounvolt
nounyield; surrender; admit defeat
nounlean over; bend over; stoop over
nounlie prostrate; lie prone on
nounhide; lie in ambush
nounsubside; go down

Example Sentences with 伏

mˎ₄唔houˊ²好bukˍ₆伏haiˊ²喺toiˊ²檯soengˍ₆上minˍ₆面taiˊ²睇syuˉ¹書!
Don't bend over the desk to read!
syuˉ¹殊batˉ¹不ziˉ¹知haiˍ₆係fuk6.伏。
Little did they know it was a trap.
keoiˏ₅佢sengˎ₄成jatˍ₆日fukˍ₆伏neiˉ¹匿nei1.匿。
He's always hiding.
dangˊ²等ngoˏ₅我fukˍ₆伏neiˉ¹匿nei1.匿。
Wait for me to hide.
keoiˏ₅佢soengˊ²想fukˍ₆伏neiˉ¹匿nei1.匿。
He wants to hide.
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Words Containing 伏

伏特加fuk6 dak6 gaa1
vodka
降伏hong4 fuk6
subdue; vanquish; tame
末伏mut6 fuk6
middle ten days of August
伏擊fuk6 gik1
ambush
平伏ping4 fuk6
1. simmer down; be pacified; compose; calm down 2. lie flat; prostrate
潛伏期cim4 fuk6 kei4
incubation period
伏誅fuk6 zyu1
be executed
伏兒人fuk6 ji4 jan4
hide and seek
伏匿匿buk6 nei1 nei1
hide and seek (a kind of child game)
伏筆fuk6 bat1
foreshadowing
收伏sau1 fuk6
to force an enemy to surrender; to subdue sb
三伏天saam1 fuk6 tin1
three periods forming the hottest periods of summer, from mid-July to mid-August, namely: 初伏 (mid-July), 中伏 (late July to early August), 末伏 (mid-August)

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