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局 (guk6) — situation; position; state of affairs in Cantonese

gukˍ₆局
Mandarin Pinyin: ju2

Meaning of 局

nounsituation; position; state of affairs
nounconstrained; confined; narrow
nounparty; gathering; get-together
nounpart; portion; partial
nounbureau; office; department
noungame; set; chessboard
nounruse; trap; trick

Example Sentences with 局

我去郵局白行咗一趟。
I made a futile trip to the post office.
呢頭有冇郵局呀？
Is there a post office in the area?
請問，郵局喺邊度？
May I ask you where the post office is?
siuˊ²小samˉ¹心doˍ₆墮japˍ₆入pin˗₃騙guk6.局。
Be careful not to fall for the scam.
diu˗₃調caatˊ²查gukˍ₆局laiˎ₄嚟zo2.咗。
The investigation bureau has arrived.
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Words Containing 局

僵局goeng1 guk6
deadlock; impasse; stalemate; dead end; tie-up
警局ging2 guk2
police station
當局dong1 guk6
the authorities
雙輸局面soeng1 syu1 guk6 min6
lose-lose situation
調查局diu6 caa4 guk2
Investigation Bureau
殘局caan4 guk6
endgame (in chess); desperate situation; aftermath (of a failure)
飯局faan6 guk6
dinner party; banquet; feast
情報局cing4 bou3 guk2
intelligence agency
管理局gun2 lei5 guk2
administrative bureau, administration
局氣guk1 hei3
fair-minded(ness)
金管局gam1 gun2 guk6
shortened form for 香港金融管理局
局部guk6 bou6
partly; local

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