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胡 (wu4) — non-Han ethnic tribes in the north and west of China in ancient times in Cantonese

wuˎ₄胡
Mandarin Pinyin: hu2

Meaning of 胡

nounnon-Han ethnic tribes in the north and west of China in ancient times
nounrecklessly; foolishly; wildly
nounintroduced from non-Han ethnic groups or from abroad; foreign
nounwhy
nouna surname

Example Sentences with 胡

ngoˏ₅我zungˉ¹鍾ji˗₃意sikˍ₆食wuˎ₄胡touˎ₄桃。
I like to eat walnuts.
keoiˏ₅佢maaiˏ₅買zoˊ²咗wuˎ₄胡touˎ₄桃。
He/She bought walnuts.
niˉ¹呢douˍ₆度jauˏ₅有wuˎ₄胡touˎ₄桃。
There are walnuts here.
wuˎ₄胡touˎ₄桃geiˊ²幾houˊ²好sikˍ₆食。
Walnuts taste good.
daanˍ₆蛋gouˉ¹糕jauˏ₅有wuˎ₄胡touˎ₄桃。
The cake has walnuts.
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Words Containing 胡

胡作非為wu4 zok3 fei1 wai4
to commit all manner of wickedness; to carry out evil deeds
坳胡aa1 wu1
the evil character in a fable
胡亂拉人wu4 lyun6 laai1 jan4
to arrest someone without a good reason
板胡baan2 wu4
a bowed stringed instrument with a thin wooden soundboard
拉二胡laai1 ji6 wu2
to play the erhu
死胡同sei2 wu4 tung4
blind alley; dead end
胡桃wu4 tou4
walnut | Also: 核桃 | Cant.: 合桃
二胡ji6 wu2
Erhu, a Chinese fretless bowed instrument.
胡囧囧wu4 gwing2 gwing2
a nickname of TVB actress Myolie Wu
胡扯wu4 ce2
talk nonsense; talk a bunch of malarkey
山胡椒saan1 wu4 ziu1
plant lindera glauca (grayblue spicebush)
胡混wu4 wan6
to do nominal work

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