(waat6) — slip; slide; glide; skid in Cantonese

waatˍ₆
Mandarin Pinyin: hua2

Meaning of

nounslip; slide; glide; skid
nounslippery; smooth; glossy
nouncunning; crafty; oily

Example Sentences with

Your hair is so smooth!
The road was very slippery. He wasn't careful and slipped.
niˉ¹go˗₃fukˍ₆wutˍ₆zit˗₃haiˍ₆maiˍ₆heoi˗₃bakˉ¹hoiˊ²douˍ₆waatˍ₆syut3,,zungˍ₆haiˍ₆sapˍ₆waakˍ₆douˉ¹meiˍ₆jauˏ₅jatˉ¹pit˗₃
It's still far too early to tell if we are going skiing in Hokkaido this Easter.
keoiˏ₅go˗₃janˎ₄houˊ²jyunˎ₄waatˍ₆
He's very smooth/diplomatic.
gongˊ²jeˏ₅mˎ₄houˊ²taai˗₃jyunˎ₄waatˍ₆
Don't speak too diplomatically.
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