舟 (zau1) — boat; ship; vessel in Cantonese
zauˉ¹舟Mandarin Pinyin: zhou1
Meaning of 舟
nounboat; ship; vessel
nounKangxi radical 137 (boat)
Example Sentences with 舟
nokˍ₆諾aa˗₃亞fongˉ¹方zauˉ¹舟gu˗₃故si6.事。
The story of Noah's Ark.
fongˉ¹方zauˉ¹舟jauˏ₅有meˉ¹咩dungˍ₆動mat6?物？
What animals were on the ark?
fongˉ¹方zauˉ¹舟houˊ²好daai6.大。
The ark is very big.
keoiˏ₅佢haiˍ₆係fongˉ¹方zau1.舟。
He is Noah.
fongˉ¹方zauˉ¹舟haiˍ₆係cyunˎ₄傳syut3.說。
The ark is a legend.
Words Containing 舟
學如逆水行舟，不進則退hok6 jyu4 jik6 seoi2 hang4 zau1, bat1 zeon3 zak1 teoi3
1.Learning is like rowing upstream, not to advance is to drop back.
逆水行舟jik6 seoi2 hang4 zau1
rowing upstream
乘獨木舟sing4 duk6 muk6 zau1
to ride a canoe
破釜沈舟po3 fu2 cam4 zau1
variant of 破釜沉舟
水能載舟，亦能覆舟seoi2 nang4 zoi3 zau1 jik6 nang4 fuk1 zau1
water can float a boat or sink it; some things have the potential be either beneficial or harmful
龍舟lung4 zau1
(placename) Lung Chau
筏舟fat6 zau1
raft boat | Syn. or near-syn.: 筏子; 木筏; 木排; 排筏; 筏
神舟san4 zau1
Shenzhou
順水推舟seon6 seoi2 teoi1 zau1
make use of an opportunity to gain one's end (lit., "push the boat along with the current")
扁舟pin1 zau1
a small boat; skiff
破釜沉舟po3 fu2 cam4 zau1
to show determination (lit., "destroy all the cooking pots and sink all the ships, there is no turning back")
舟車勞頓zau1 geoi1 lou4 deon6
fatigued by a long journey; travel-worn
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