釜 (fu2) — an ancient unit of capacity in Cantonese
fuˊ²釜Mandarin Pinyin: fu3
Meaning of 釜
nounan ancient unit of capacity
nouncauldron; pot; kettle
Example Sentences with 釜
keoiˏ₅佢houˊ²好ciˏ₅似ngaaˏ₅瓦fuˊ²釜leoiˎ₄雷mingˎ₄鳴
He's like a pot making thunderous noises.
siuˊ²小janˎ₄人dakˉ¹得zi3,志，ngaaˏ₅瓦fuˊ²釜leoiˎ₄雷mingˎ₄鳴
A nobody becomes successful, like a pot making thunderous noises.
niˉ¹呢douˍ₆度houˊ²好ciˏ₅似ngaaˏ₅瓦fuˊ²釜leoiˎ₄雷mingˎ₄鳴
This place is like a pot making thunderous noises.
baanˉ¹班jauˏ₅友ngaaˏ₅瓦fuˊ²釜leoiˎ₄雷mingˎ₄鳴
Those guys are like pots making thunderous noises.
zanˉ¹真haiˍ₆係ngaaˏ₅瓦fuˊ²釜leoiˎ₄雷mingˎ₄鳴
It's really like a pot making thunderous noises.
Words Containing 釜
破釜沈舟po3 fu2 cam4 zau1
variant of 破釜沉舟
釜底抽薪fu2 dai2 cau1 san1
take away the firewood from under the cauldron
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")
瓦釜雷鳴ngaa5 fu2 leoi4 ming4
to describe people in power that are only mediocre
魚游釜中jyu4 jau4 fu2 zung1
to be like fish swimming in a cooking pot -- in imminent peril
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