雅 (ngaa5) — friendship; acquaintance in Cantonese

ngaaˏ₅雅

Mandarin Pinyin: ya3

Meaning of 雅

nounfriendship; acquaintance

nouna Chinese family name

nounwine vessel

nounthe name of an ancient musical instrument

nounyour (polite)

nounusually; often; frequently; much

nounrefined; polished; sophisticated; not common; not vulgar

nounelegant; graceful

Example Sentences with 雅

daaˊ²打baauˊ²飽gaak˗₃嗝houˊ²好mˎ₄唔ngaa5.雅。

Burping is impolite.

ngoˏ₅我wanˊ²搵Ngaaˏ₅雅Zing6.靜。

I'm looking for Ya Jing.

niˉ¹呢go˗₃個haiˍ₆係Ngaaˏ₅雅Zing6.靜。

This is Ya Jing.

keoiˏ₅佢giu˗₃叫Ngaaˏ₅雅Zing6.靜。

Her name is Ya Jing.

Ngaaˏ₅雅Zingˍ₆靜haiˊ²喺bin1?邊？

Where is Ya Jing?

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Words Containing 雅

不雅用語bat1 ngaa5 jung6 jyu5

coarse language

雅皮士ngaa5 pei4 si6

a yuppie (as a loanword); young urban professional

雅典ngaa5 din2

Athens, Greece

瑪雅文化maa5 ngaa5 man4 faa3

elegant and calm / gentle / quiet

優雅jau1 ngaa5

graceful; elegant; refined

雅興ngaa5 hing3

refined and elegant attitude of mind

雅麗ngaa5 lai6

elegant, refined beauty;

雅量ngaa5 loeng6

magnanimity; tolerance; high capacity for drinking

古雅gu2 ngaa5

classic and elegant

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