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罩
Mandarin · pinyin zhào
Meanings
- to cover; to spread over
- a cover; a shade; a hood
- bamboo fish trap
- bamboo chicken coop
- (Tw) (coll.) to protect; to have sb's back
- (Tw) (coll.) awesome; incredible
- (Tw) (coll.) (often as 罩得住 zhào dé zhù) to have things under control; to be able to handle it
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- 罩
- zhào · basket for catching fish; cover
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Mandarin tones
4 · zhao4
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Compare dictionary sources Wiktionary · 14 senses · 1 Cantonese reading
Rime Cantonese 粵拼
zaau3
Cantonese word readings for 罩. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.
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- to cover; to wrap
- cover; shade; hood; casing
- overall; dustcoat; outer garment
- cylindrical bamboo fish trap (narrower at the top and wider at the bottom and open at both ends)
- bamboo chicken coop
- to catch (fish) with a bamboo trap
- (Cantonese or Taiwan, colloquial) to protect; to have someone's back
- (Taiwan, colloquial) to handle; to have under control
- (Taiwan, slang) awesome; incredible
- (dated) to resist; to oppose; to stand up to
- (Hokkien) to encage; to ensnare; to fasten over
- (Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) to pounce on and cover something
- (Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) to be on one's hands and feet, pressed close or lying flat on the ground
- a surname
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