籬 (lei4) — fence; hedge; wattle in Cantonese
leiˎ₄籬简 篱
Mandarin Pinyin: li2
Meaning of 籬
nounfence; hedge; wattle
Example Sentences with 籬
keoiˏ₅佢zyuˍ₆住haiˊ²喺gaak˗₃隔leiˎ₄籬
He lives next door
佢坐喺我隔籬
He sits next to me
gaak˗₃隔leiˎ₄籬ukˉ¹屋houˊ²好couˎ₄嘈
My next-door neighbour is noisy
亞蓮隔籬周不時都打通宵麻雀，令到佢同屋企人受滋擾。
Ah Lin's neighbours often play mahjong right through the night thereby disturbing her and her family.
go˗₃個zaau˗₃罩leiˎ₄籬houˊ²好gan2.緊。
The mask is too tight.
Words Containing 籬
笊籬zaau3 lei4
a bamboo, wicker or wire strainer
隔籬gaak3 lei4
next door; neighbour [普]: 旁邊, 隔壁
圍籬wai4 lei4
(enclosing, separating) fence
恨死隔籬han6 sei2 gaak3 lei4
make one's neighbours envy to death
樹籬syu6 lei4
a hedge (treelike vegetation)
寄人籬下gei3 jan4 lei4 haa6
depend on somebody for a living
樊籬faan4 lei4
barriers; fence
疏籬so1 lei1
(adjective) alienated; wide apart; estranged
罩籬zaau3 lei1
a strainer made out of bamboo / wicker / wire
諗錯隔籬nam2 co3 gaak3 lei4
to misthink
籬笆lei4 baa1
Liba (LB), a BBS for materialistic girls
隔籬鄰舍gaak3 lei4 leon4 se3
is close to (proximity), next door neighbor
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