窄 (zaak3) — narrow; tight in Cantonese
zaak˗₃窄Mandarin Pinyin: zhai3
Meaning of 窄
nounnarrow; tight
nounnarrow-minded; petty
noun(adjective) Small
Example Sentences with 窄
咪咁眼闊肚窄，重有好多餸；慢慢啲食！
Don't be so greedy, there's still a lot of food; eat slower!
呢條路非常窄
This road is very narrow
tiuˎ₄條louˍ₆路houˊ²好zaak˗₃窄zaa3.咋。
The road is just very narrow.
go˗₃個paak˗₃泊ceˉ¹車waiˊ²位houˊ²好zaak3.窄。
The parking space is very narrow.
tiuˎ₄條louˍ₆路houˊ²好zaak3,窄，siuˊ²小samˉ¹心haangˎ₄行ceˉ¹車
The road is narrow, drive carefully.
Words Containing 窄
眼寬肚窄ngaan5 fun1 tou5 zaak3
to bite off more than you can chew, to be greedy (for food), to be a glutton; (lit. broad eyes, narrow stomach) [Var.] 眼肚窄 , 眼闊肚窄 [Syn.] 口大喉嚨小 , 眼大肚子小 , 眼饞肚飽
收窄sau1 zaak3
narrow
橫街窄巷waang4 gaai1 zaak3 hong2
an alley
狹窄haap6 zaak3
stenosis (medical condition)
眼闊肚窄ngaan5 fut3 tou5 zaak3
to bite off more than you can chew; sb's eyes are bigger than their stomach/belly; to be greedy (for food); to be a glutton
窄搣搣zaak3 mit6 mit6
tight-ish
窄硤硤zaak3 gip6 gip6
tight-ish
胸襟狹窄hung1 kam1 haap6 zaak3
narrow-minded, rigid or restricted in one’s views
淺窄cin2 zaak3
cramped; narrow; constricted [Syn]侷促
窄巷zaak3 hong6
alley
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