右 (jau6) — emphasize in Cantonese
jauˍ₆右Mandarin Pinyin: you4
Meaning of 右
nounemphasize
nounwest
nounright
nounassist; aid
Example Sentences with 右
baat˗₃八gauˊ²九ninˎ₄年zoˊ²左jauˍ₆右
Around eight or nine years ago.
keoiˏ₅佢saanˉ¹山jauˍ₆右lokˍ₆落laiˎ₄嚟。
He came down from the mountain.
ngoˏ₅我haiˊ²喺saanˉ¹山jauˍ₆右gaauˉ¹郊jauˎ₄遊。
I'm hiking on the mountain.
soengˏ₅上saanˉ¹山jauˍ₆右jiu˗₃要siuˊ²小samˉ¹心。
Be careful when going up the mountain.
saanˉ¹山jauˍ₆右jauˏ₅有gaanˉ¹間miuˍ₆廟。
There's a temple on the mountain.
Words Containing 右
右手便jau6 sau2 bin6
right hand side | Std. Chin.: 右邊; 右手; 右面; 右手邊 | Syn.: 右便
左右為難zo2 jau6 wai4 naan4
左右做人難 | [antonym] 左右逢源
左耳入右耳出zo2 ji5 jap6 jau6 ji5 ceot1
do not retain information in the mind (Lit. in the left ear, out the right ear)
右手jau6 sau2
right hand side
右轉jau6 zyun3
dextroduction; dextroversion; rightward rotation; to turn right
左鄰右舍zo2 leon4 jau6 se3
next door neighbours
向右轉hoeng3 jau6 zyun3
right face; turn right
右邊jau6 bin1
the right side (not the opposite of the "wrong side" but the "left side") | Also: 右手邊; 右面 | Cant. also: 右便; 右手便
右派jau6 paai3
right-wing (conservative)
右便jau6 bin6
the right side | Std. Chin.: 右面
向右hoeng3 jau6
Turn right
左搖右擺zo2 jiu4 jau6 baai2
to sway; to swing (Lit. to swing from left to right)
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