寡 (gwaa2) — few; scant; little; seldom in Cantonese
gwaaˊ²寡Mandarin Pinyin: gua3
Meaning of 寡
nounfew; scant; little; seldom
nounwidowed; single; lonely
nountasteless; insipid; bland
noun(adjective) (taste of food) Tasteless and blank
Example Sentences with 寡
keoiˏ₅佢fanˍ₆份janˎ₄人houˊ²好gwaat˗₃寡mouˏ₅母poˎ₄婆
She's a very frugal person.
mˎ₄唔houˊ²好gam˗₃咁gwaat˗₃寡mouˏ₅母poˎ₄婆laaˉ¹啦
Don't be so stingy.
keoiˏ₅佢deoi˗₃對cinˎ₄錢houˊ²好gwaat˗₃寡mouˏ₅母poˎ₄婆
She's very careful with money.
keoiˏ₅佢go˗₃個janˎ₄人houˊ²好haanˉ¹慳gaap˗₃夾gwaat˗₃寡mouˏ₅母poˎ₄婆
He's very thrifty and frugal.
saiˊ²使cinˎ₄錢mˎ₄唔houˊ²好gam˗₃咁gwaat˗₃寡mouˏ₅母poˎ₄婆
Don't spend money so sparingly.
Words Containing 寡
寡公gwaa2 gung1
a young bachelor
寡仔gwaa2 zai2
a young bachelor
孤男寡女gu1 naam4 gwaa2 neoi5
a male and a female together alone
單身寡仔daan1 san1 gwaa2 zai2
a bachelor
單身寡佬daan1 san1 gwaa2 lou2
a bachelor [Syn.] 單身漢
曲高和寡kuk1 gou1 wo6 gwaa2
highbrow songs find few singers; too highbrow to be popular
寡人gwaa2 jan4
I, the sovereign (a special Chinese word, a modest self appointed name)
稱孤道寡cing1 gu1 dou6 gwaa2
act like an absolute ruler; to address oneself as king
寡佬gwaa2 lou2
bachelor; a young bachelor [Syn.] 單身漢
清湯寡水cing1 tong1 gwaa2 seoi2
tasteless clear soup; having no oil or ingredients
口寡hau2 gwaa2
have a weak taste; taste bland; tasteless
多寡do1 gwaa2
amount
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