琢 (doek3) — chisel; carve; cut (jade) in Cantonese
doek˗₃琢Mandarin Pinyin: zhuo2
Meaning of 琢
nounchisel; carve; cut (jade)
nounpolish; improve; refine (literary works)
Example Sentences with 琢
keoiˏ₅佢haiˍ₆係jukˍ₆玉batˉ¹不zoek˗₃琢batˉ¹不singˎ₄成hei3.器。
He's like unpolished jade, unable to become a useful object.
niˉ¹呢go˗₃個haiˍ₆係jukˍ₆玉batˉ¹不zoek˗₃琢batˉ¹不singˎ₄成hei3.器。
This is a case of 'unpolished jade cannot become a useful object'.
zaiˊ²仔zaiˊ²仔jiu˗₃要gaau3,教，jukˍ₆玉batˉ¹不zoek˗₃琢batˉ¹不singˎ₄成hei3.器。
Children need to be taught; unpolished jade cannot become a useful object.
mouˏ₅冇fan˗₃訓lin6,練，jukˍ₆玉batˉ¹不zoek˗₃琢batˉ¹不singˎ₄成hei3.器。
Without training, unpolished jade cannot become a useful object.
keoiˏ₅佢waaˍ₆話jukˍ₆玉batˉ¹不zoek˗₃琢batˉ¹不singˎ₄成hei3.器。
He said, 'unpolished jade cannot become a useful object'.
Words Containing 琢
玉不琢不成器juk6 bat1 doek3 bat1 sing4 hei3
jade without chiseling will not become a useful object
琢磨doek3 mo4
polish; refine (literary works)
玉不琢,不成器juk6 bat1 doek3 , bat1 sing4 hei3
a piece of jade without chiselling will not become a useful vessel; the finest diamond must be cut
切磋琢磨cit3 co1 doek3 mo4
study the minute details
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