杜 (dou6) — a Chinese family name in Cantonese
douˍ₆杜Mandarin Pinyin: du4
Meaning of 杜
nouna Chinese family name
nounshut out; stop; prevent
nounbirch-leaf pear
Example Sentences with 杜
jiu˗₃要douˍ₆杜zyutˍ₆絕haauˉ¹鉤cung4.蟲。
Need to eliminate hookworms.
douˍ₆杜gyunˉ¹鵑sengˉ¹聲houˊ²好hoeng2.響。
The cuckoo's call is very loud.
douˍ₆杜gyunˉ¹鵑hungˎ₄紅zo2.咗。
The azaleas have bloomed red.
tengˉ¹聽douˍ₆杜gyunˉ¹鵑giu3.叫。
Listen to the cuckoo cry.
douˍ₆杜gyunˉ¹鵑houˊ²好leng˗₃靚wo3.喎。
The azaleas are so beautiful!
Words Containing 杜
杜撰dou6 zaan6
fabricate; make up; invent
杜鵑鳥dou6 gyun1 niu5
cuckoo (bird)
杜絕dou6 zyut6
to put an end to
杜漸防萌dou6 zim6 fong4 mang4
nip in the bud
南華杜鵑naam4 waa4 dou6 gyun1
Rhododendron simiarum (South China rhododendron)
香港杜鵑hoeng1 gong2 dou6 gyun1
Rhododendron hongkongense (Hongkong azalea)
杜鵑dou6 gyun1
rhododendron, Indian azalea (also 杜鵑花)
白杜鵑baak6 dou6 gyun1
Rhododendron mucronatum (white azalea)
杜比系統dou6 bei2 hai6 tung2
Dolby system
杜鵑花dou6 gyun1 faa1
Indian azalea (Rhododendron simsii Planch)
杜松子酒dou6 cung4 zi2 zau2
gin (type of alcoholic drink, also 金酒)
食砒霜杜蟲sik6 pei1 soeng1 dou6 cung4
Use unnecessarily drastic counter measures (ones that hurt oneself) to deal with a minor issue[Syn]斬腳趾避沙蟲
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