刻 (hak1) — describe; depict; portray in Cantonese

hakˉ¹刻

Mandarin Pinyin: ke4

Meaning of 刻

noundescribe; depict; portray

nouncarve; engrave; things carved

nounprofound; deeply; firmly

noun{kaan5} (mahjong) pong/triplet

nounmoment; quarter (of an hour)

noununkind; harsh; cruel

Example Sentences with 刻

佢一見到我，即刻黑面

Once he saw me, he gave me a stern look.

keoiˏ₅佢go˗₃個janˎ₄人houˊ²好haak˗₃刻bok3.薄。

He's a mean person.

maiˉ¹咪gam˗₃咁haak˗₃刻bok˗₃薄laa1!啦！

Don't be so mean!

keoiˏ₅佢gongˊ²講jeˏ₅嘢houˊ²好haak˗₃刻bok3.薄。

What he says is very harsh.

keoiˏ₅佢deoi˗₃對gungˉ¹工janˎ₄人houˊ²好haak˗₃刻bok3.薄。

He's harsh on his employees.

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Words Containing 刻

刻畫hak1 waa2

depict; portray

刻薄hak1 bok6

unkind, harsh, mean, acrimonious

木版雕刻師muk6 baan2 diu1 hak1 si1

a moment; a short period of time | [粵]: 一陣

時刻表si4 hak1 biu2

schedule; timetable; time table | Syn.: 時間表; (schools) 課程表

五時三刻ng5 si4 saam1 hak1

at any time

一時一刻jat1 si4 jat1 hak1

for a single moment; at any time

刻骨hak1 gwat1

deeply ingrained; deep-rooted

一刻jat1 hak1

a quarter of an hour, fifteen minutes [Syn.] 一刻鐘 , 十五分鐘 [粵]: 三個字 , 一個骨

篆刻syun6 hak1

seal engraving

四暗刻sei3 am3 kaan5

Four concealed triplets

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