靠 (kaau3) — lean against; get near to; stand close by in Cantonese
kaau˗₃靠Mandarin Pinyin: kao4
Meaning of 靠
nounlean against; get near to; stand close by
nountrustworthy; reliable
nounrely on; depend on; fall back on
Example Sentences with 靠
請勿靠近車門
Please stand back from the doors
一個人喺異鄉無根無蔃，咩都要靠自己，真唔容易
To be alone in a foreign place without the support from family or society, one has to be very independent; and that can be very trying.
佢地兩個可以拉埋天窗全靠我揸大葵扇咋
The two of them got married all because I matchmade them together.
“自學”，顧名思義，就是不在學校學，也沒有老師指點，全靠自己學習。
As the name implies, "Self-study" does not involve going to school where teachers are there to teach and guide; one learns on his own.
mitˍ₆滅zeoi˗₃罪haauˍ₆靠daaiˍ₆大gaa1.家。
Crime prevention relies on everyone.
Words Containing 靠
倚靠ji2 kaau3
to lean on; to rely on
停靠ting4 kaau3
call at; stop at; berth
靠害kaau3 hoi6
entrap; cheat; hurt others
單靠daan1 kaau3
merely depending on
靠譜kaau3 pou2
reliable; reasonable; probable
靠呃kaau3 aak1
depend on deceptive tricks to make a living; to hoax and swindle to make a lving
靠估kaau3 gu2
take a guess
停靠港ting4 kaau3 gong2
port of call
賣身投靠maai6 san1 tau4 kaau3
to sell oneself out to somebody else
靠得住豬乸會上樹kaau3 dak1 zyu6 zyu1 naa2 wui5 wui4 soeng5 syu6
when pig flys; impossible; a phrase to express disbelief in someone's reliability or trustworthiness [colloquial]
靠攏kaau3 lung5
get close to; draw close; close up
靠近kaau3 gan6
be close to; be near; approaching
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