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舊 (gau6) — worn; old; used; second-hand | [antonym] 新 in Cantonese

gauˍ₆舊
简 旧
Mandarin Pinyin: jiu4

Meaning of 舊

nounworn; old; used; second-hand | [antonym] 新
nounpast; bygone; former; original; outdated
noun(adjective) 1. ex-; (adjective) general term of something that is solid "一舊"

Example Sentences with 舊

佢擸走晒啲舊雜誌
He collected and took away all the old magazines.
gauˍ₆舊daiˊ²底niˉ¹呢zungˊ²種wunˍ₆玩geoiˍ₆具fungˉ¹風meiˍ₆靡jatˉ¹一si4,時，jiˎ₄而gaaˉ¹家mˎ₄唔hingˉ¹興gaa˗₃㗎laa˗₃喇。
This type of toy was once very fashionable and popular. Now it is no longer an 'in thing'.
gam1lin4今hok6fai3年gwai3-gwo3學gau6lin4費貴過舊年
This year's tuition fees are more than last year's.
keoiˏ₅佢camˎ₄沉napˍ₆溺jyuˉ¹於gauˍ₆舊si4.時。
He's dwelling on the past.
niˉ¹呢go˗₃個haiˍ₆係gauˍ₆舊peiˎ₄皮soengˎ₄箱
This is an old suitcase.
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Words Containing 舊

舊同事gau6 tung4 si6
old work co-workers; old work colleague
條件照舊tiu4 gin2 ziu3 gau6
terms as usual
老舊lou5 gau6
old and worn-out, old-fashioned
舊陳皮gau6 can4 pei4
tattered; ragged; worn out
舊樓gau6 lau2
an old building (built before 1946)
貪新厭舊taam1 san1 jim3 gau6
like the new but not the old stuff
舊調重彈gau6 diu6 cung4 taan4
replay an old tune
大舊衰daai6 gau6 seoi1
a nasty or obnoxious person
敍舊zeoi6 gau6
talk about old times (between old friends)
舊底gau6 dai2
in the past
舊曆年gau6 lik6 nin4
the Lunar New Year
風采依舊fung1 coi2 ji1 gau6
to still retain one's charmfulness; to be as charming as ever

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