寮 (liu4) — hut; shack; shanty in Cantonese
liuˎ₄寮Mandarin Pinyin: liao2
Meaning of 寮
nounhut; shack; shanty
nouna variant of 僚 (meaning 'official' or 'colleague')
Example Sentences with 寮
keoiˏ₅佢zyuˍ₆住liuˎ₄寮uk1.屋。
They live in a shack.
niˉ¹呢douˍ₆度houˊ²好doˉ¹多liuˎ₄寮uk1.屋。
There are many shacks here.
liuˎ₄寮ukˉ¹屋caat˗₃拆zoˊ²咗laa3.喇。
The shack has been demolished.
foˊ²火siuˉ¹燒liuˎ₄寮uk1.屋。
Fire burns the shack.
liuˎ₄寮ukˉ¹屋houˊ²好gaanˊ²簡lauk6.陋。
The shack is very crude.
Words Containing 寮
寮屋區liu4 uk1 keoi1
a squatter/log cabin area [Syn.] 木屋區
馬打寮maa5 daa1 liu5
police station {Malaysia and Singapore usage}
茶寮caa4 liu4
tea booth
棚寮paang4 liu4
construction worker's hut
博寮洲bok3 liu4 zau1
a less common name used for Lamma Island, Hong Kong
鴨寮街aap3 liu4 gaai1
Apliu Street, a street in Hong Kong, China
寮屋liu4 uk1
squatter shack
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