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獨 (duk6) — uniquely; exclusively; creatively in Cantonese

dukˍ₆獨
简 独
Mandarin Pinyin: du2

Meaning of 獨

noununiquely; exclusively; creatively
nounsingle; only; sole; lone; solitary
nounthe childless; old people without offspring
nounalone; in solitude; on one's own

Example Sentences with 獨

dukˍ₆獨zungˉ¹中
Middle.
隨口講佢著衫獨沽一味，點知佢借啲意隔日就買反一櫃嘅新衫
I was merely commenting she's always wearing the same clothes; little did I know that she would use it as an opportunity to buy herself a whole cupboard of new clothes the next day.
他的作品獨樹一幟，常有不規則的形狀
His pieces usually do not follow any rules and form. They are very distinctive.
有一部分更加係設有獨立冷氣
In addition, some [apartments] have their own air conditioner.
古典音樂我比較鐘意長笛獨奏
As far as classical music is concerned, I prefer solo flute.
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Words Containing 獨

獨木不成林duk6 muk6 bat1 sing4 lam4
one person cannot handle all the tasks by himself. (lit. one tree does not make a forest)
獨白duk6 baak6
soliloquy; monologue
獨生子duk6 saang1 zi2
the only son (in a one-child family) [Syn.] 獨子 , 獨仔 , 獨生仔
獨立選民duk6 laap6 syun2 man4
independent voter
唯獨wai4 duk6
only, alone
得天獨厚dak1 tin1 duk6 hau5
to be endowed with an exceptional advantage
獨自duk6 zi6
alone; by oneself | [粵]: 自己
乘獨木舟sing4 duk6 muk6 zau1
to ride a canoe
情有獨鍾cing4 yau5 duk6 zung1
have a special passion for; be passionate about a particular thing
獨立調查duk6 laap6 diu6 caa4
independent investigation
獨特duk6 dak6
unique; distinct
獨裁duk6 coi4
dictatorship | 專制 is a related term

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