鶴 (hok6) — crane in Cantonese
hokˍ₆鶴简 鹤
Mandarin Pinyin: he4
Meaning of 鶴
nouncrane
Example Sentences with 鶴
ginˍ₆件lauˉ¹褸haiˍ₆係hokˍ₆鶴jungˎ₄絨。
The coat is made of velvet.
niˉ¹呢diˉ¹啲bou˗₃布houˊ²好ciˏ₅似hokˍ₆鶴jungˎ₄絨。
This fabric feels like velvet.
keoiˏ₅佢maaiˏ₅買zoˊ²咗hokˍ₆鶴jungˎ₄絨fu˗₃褲。
He bought velvet pants.
niˉ¹呢go˗₃個doiˍ₆袋haiˍ₆係hokˍ₆鶴jungˎ₄絨。
This bag is velvet.
hokˍ₆鶴jungˎ₄絨houˊ²好jiuˉ¹柔joekˍ₆軟。
Velvet is very soft.
Words Containing 鶴
白鶴baak6 hok2
a white crane
鶴絨hok6 jung2
eiderdown (down, or soft feathers, from the breast of the female eider duck)
煮鶴焚琴zyu2 hok6 fan4 kam4
burn down the musical instrument to cook the crane
塘邊鶴tong4 bin1 hok6
onlooker who gives uninvited comments on some happening, esp a chess game
鶴嘴鋤hok6 zeoi2 co4
pick, pickaxe
打齋鶴daa2 zaai1 hok2
bad friends who talk others into bad addiction (drug, gambling, prostitution)
風聲鶴唳fung1 sing1 hok6 leoi6
lit. wind sighing and crane calling (idiom);
杳如黃鶴miu5 jyu4 wong4 hok6
disappear like the yellow crane (nowhere to be found)
紅鶴hung4 hok2
red crowned crane; grus japonensis; flamingo
鶴針hok6 zam1
cornetfish
劏白鶴tong1 baak6 hok6
湯白喝
鶴髮童顏hok6 faat3 tung4 ngaan4
(literally: with white hair and youthful complexion); to describe an elderly people who has a ruddy complexion
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