漂 (piu1) — bleach; blanch; whiten in Cantonese
piuˉ¹漂Mandarin Pinyin: piao1
Meaning of 漂
nounbleach; blanch; whiten
nounrinse; sluice; swill
nounfloat; drift; sail; hover
Example Sentences with 漂
faat˗₃筏ziˊ²子piuˉ¹漂zauˊ²走laa3.喇。
The raft is drifting away!
hungˎ₄孔zeon˗₃雀seˊ²石houˊ²好leng3.靚。
Malachite is beautiful.
zoengˉ¹張ninˎ₄年waaˊ²畫houˊ²好leng˗₃靚
The New Year picture is very beautiful.
tiuˎ₄條toiˎ₄枱boˉ¹波houˊ²好leng3.靚。
The cue ball is very nice.
goˊ²嗰ginˍ₆件saamˉ¹衫geiˊ²幾leng˗₃靚wo3.喎。
That shirt is quite pretty.
Words Containing 漂
漂白piu3 baak6
to bleach
漂移piu1 ji4
drift (as electrical, stunt driving maneuver, etc.)
港漂gong2 piu1
Hong Kong drifter, mainland student who stays and works in the SAR after graduation
漂泊江湖piu1 bok6 gong1 wu4
to lead a vagrant life
漂亮piu3 loeng6
beautiful; pretty (靚 is more commonly spoken)
漂白水piu3 baak6 seoi2
bleach
漂泊piu1 bok6
to travel, to drift with no about as a vagrant
漂浮piu1 fau4
to float; to hover; to drift (also fig., to lead a wandering life)
漂白業者piu3 baak6 jip6 ze2
a bleacher (type of profession)
白水漂流baak6 seoi2 piu1 lau4
white water rafting | Also written as '白水飄流'
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