豬 (zyu1 | zhu1) : pig

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豬

zyu1

zhu1

pig; hog; swine

(Classifier(s): 隻, 頭, 窩, 群)

Stroke count: 16

Level: 1

Radical: (#152)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

豬 / 猪

This word has been viewed 26274 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 21st Apr 2014 14:29

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豬乸會上樹 zyu1 naa2 wui5 soeng5 syu6 = (lit. female pigs can climb tree) something impossible; "When pigs fly" 粵

豬肉 zyu1 juk6 zhu1 rou4 = pork

豬腳 zyu1 goek3 zhu1 jiao3 = pig's foot 粵

豬公 zyu1 gung1 = a boar 粵

豬肉舖 zyu1 juk6 pou3*2 = meat shop

人頭豬腦 jan4 tau4 zyu1 nou5 = a stupid person 粵

豬膏 zyu1 gou1 zhu1 gao1 = lard; pork fat 粵

公豬 gung1 zyu1 gong1 zhu1 = a boar

野豬 je5 zyu1 ye3 zhu1 = wild boar

豬扒包 zyu1 paa2 baau1 = pork chop in a bun
See all 123 compounds (CantoDict reports 126 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing all 4 examples containing 豬

你想食牛肉定係豬肉呀？粵
Do you want to eat beef or pork?

這兒敗家子只會跟一班豬朋狗友吃喝嫖賭！國
The only thing this good-for-nothing son does is to go around with some bad company and engage in all kinds of vice activities.

個衰仔識埋成班豬朋狗友！粵
My naughty kid has made friends with so many bad people.

亞雄成晚喺度捵床捵蓆，隻手紮到豬蹄噉，佢重喺度考慮好唔好請假粵
Ah Hung spent the whole night tossing and turning on his bed, clenching his fist like pig's trotters; he is still considering if he should apply for leave from work.
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粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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Unicode code for this character: U+8c6c (off-site link)

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