谷 (guk1) — dilemma; difficult situation; predicament in Cantonese
gukˉ¹谷Mandarin Pinyin: gu3
Meaning of 谷
noundilemma; difficult situation; predicament
nounpent-up; contain one's anger
nounvalley; gorge; ravine
nouna Chinese family name
Example Sentences with 谷
heoi˗₃去zoˊ²佐deonˉ¹敦gu2?谷?
Going to Jordan Valley?
haiˊ²喺zoˊ²佐deonˉ¹敦guˊ²谷
At Jordan Valley.
zoˊ²佐deonˉ¹敦guˊ²谷houˊ²好jitˍ₆熱
Jordan Valley is very hot.
ngoˏ₅我zyuˍ₆住zoˊ²佐deonˉ¹敦guˊ²谷
I live in Jordan Valley.
zoˊ²佐deonˉ¹敦guˊ²谷houˊ²好ganˍ₆近
Jordan Valley is very close.
Words Containing 谷
谷起guk1 hei2
to flex (muscles)
大峽谷daai6 haap6 guk1
Grand Canyon
函谷關haam4 guk1 gwaan1
Hangu Pass in modern day Henan Province, strategic pass forming the eastern gate of the Qin State during the Warring States Period
谷氣guk1 hei3
pent-up grievances; to bottle up one's anger
谷古guk1 gu2
唂咕
爆谷paau3 guk1
爆米花, 包穀花
峽谷haap6 guk1
canyon; ravine
布谷鳥bou3 guk1 niu5
cuckoo | also seen as 布穀鳥
佐敦谷zo3 deon1 guk1
Jordan Valley, a residential district in Kowloon, Hong Kong
山谷saan1 guk1
(mountain) valley; ravine
幽谷jau1 guk1
dell
谷底guk1 dai2
valley floor; (fig.) lowest ebb; all-time low; the bottom
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