灶 (zou3) — simplified form of (For details, please refer to ) in Cantonese
zou˗₃灶Mandarin Pinyin: zao4
Meaning of 灶
nounsimplified form of (For details, please refer to )
Example Sentences with 灶
佢要嫁畀唐叔嘅仔你又唔肯，唔通要個女將來攝灶罅咩？
You disallow her despite her wanting to marry Ah Tong's son; don't tell me you want her to end up a spinster?
zou˗₃灶tauˎ₄頭wuˉ¹污zouˉ¹糟laat˗₃邋taat˗₃遢
The stove is very dirty.
saiˊ²洗gonˉ¹乾gingˍ₆淨go˗₃個zou˗₃灶tauˎ₄頭
Wash the stove clean.
go˗₃個zou˗₃灶tauˎ₄頭saangˉ¹生sau˗₃鏽
The stove is rusty.
wunˍ₆換go˗₃個sanˉ¹新zou˗₃灶tauˎ₄頭
Change to a new stove.
Words Containing 灶
年三十晚謝灶──好做唔做nin4 saam1 sap6 maan5 ze6 zou3 hou2 zou6 m4 zou6
did not do what one should have done (lit., "thank the god of the kitchen on new year's eve--what should be done is undone")
大熱倒灶daai6 jit6 dou2 zou3
a major upset; failure of the hot favourite
灶神zou3 san4
灶君
攝灶罅sip3 zou3 laa3
a spinster
灶蝦cou3 haa1
(insect) a kind of crickets
燒冷灶siu1 laang5 zou3
to support someone who has fallen from power or status (lit., "warm a cold stove")
灶君zou3 gwan1
Kitchen God
祭灶zai3 zou3
Kitchen God Festival; on the 24th day (South China) or 23rd day (North China) of the twelfth lunar month. Prayers and offerings are made to the Kitchen God (灶君) on this day. | Also known as 謝灶 (Cantonese preferred term) or 小年 (North China)
爐灶lou4 zou3
stove, cooking range
灶窟zou3 fat1
stovetop burner
灶頭zou3 tau4
(noun) Stoves; kitchen ranges
另起爐灶ling6 hei2 lou4 zou3
(idiom) To set up another business
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