湖 (wu4) — lake in Cantonese
wuˎ₄湖Mandarin Pinyin: hu2
Meaning of 湖
nounlake
nouna Chinese family name
Example Sentences with 湖
wuˎ₄湖seoiˊ²水houˊ²好dung˗₃凍
The lake water is very cold.
heoi˗₃去wuˎ₄湖diu˗₃釣jyuˎ₄魚
Go fishing at the lake.
jauˎ₄遊wuˎ₄湖houˊ²好seˊ²寫ji˗₃意
Boating on the lake is very pleasant.
wuˎ₄湖binˉ¹邊saan˗₃散bouˍ₆步
Stroll by the lake.
wuˎ₄湖minˍ₆面git˗₃結bingˉ¹冰
The lake surface is frozen.
Words Containing 湖
江湖術士gong1 wu4 seot6 si6
charlatan; swindler; imposter
江湖佬gong1 wu4 lou2
a member of the underworld; a triad
湖田wu4 tin4
land reclaimed from a lake; shoaly land
洞庭湖dung6 ting4 wu4
Lake Dongting; Dongting Lake;
五湖四海ng5 wu4 sei3 hoi2
all corners of the land
湖泊wu4 bok6
lakes
江湖救急gong1 wu4 gau3 gap1
help and assistance for a fellow triad member or a close friend in difficulties [written and colloquial]
江湖道義gong1 wu4 dou6 ji6
the unspoken code of ethics / honour in society [written and colloquial]
江湖gong1 wu4
river and lakes; also used metaphorically to mean itinerant, as in wanderers or vagabonds
湖畔wu4 bun5
the lakefront; lakeside (as a noun modifier)
漂泊江湖piu1 bok6 gong1 wu4
to lead a vagrant life
四湖鄉sei3 wu4 hoeng1
Sihu (A rural township in Yunlin, Taiwan)
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