罩 (zaau3) — cover; shade; hood; casing; mask in Cantonese

zaau˗₃罩

Mandarin Pinyin: zhao4

Meaning of 罩

nouncover; shade; hood; casing; mask

nounbamboo coop for chickens and fish

nounoverall; mantle; cloak; work coat

nouncover; wrap; envelop; overspread

noun(verb) 1. Cover; (slang) (figurative and old) Bra

搵個紗罩嚟扱實啲嘢食

Find a mesh cover to cover the food.

go˗₃個gaiˉ¹雞ziu˗₃罩laanˍ₆爛zoˊ²咗

The chicken coop is broken.

fong˗₃放gaiˉ¹雞japˍ₆入gaiˉ¹雞ziu˗₃罩

Put the chicken in the coop.

neiˉ¹呢diˉ¹啲gaiˉ¹雞ziu˗₃罩houˊ²好gwai˗₃貴

These chicken coops are very expensive.

maaiˏ₅買go˗₃個sanˉ¹新gaiˉ¹雞ziu˗₃罩

Buy a new chicken coop.

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