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Jyutping gwaa2
Pinyin guǎ

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. few
  2. scant
  3. widowed
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. (adjective) (taste of food) Tasteless and blank
  2. few/scant/widowed/alone/tasteless
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語素
    少​;​缺少
    few; scant; little
    • 沉默寡言
      沉默寡言
      cam4 mak6 gwaa2 jin4
      uncommunicative
  2. 語素
    死​咗​老公
    widowed
    • 守寡
      守寡
      sau2 gwaa2
      to be a widow
  3. 形容詞
    單調​;​無​味道
    tasteless; weak
    • 食齋太寡喇。
      食斋太寡喇。
      sik6 zaai1 taai3 gwaa2 laa3.
      Eating vegetarian is so tasteless.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    widow
  2. character
    few; scant
  3. character
    alone; friendless
  4. character
    widowed
  5. character, Hokkien
    some
  6. character
    tasteless
    • 净系食菜好似寡咗啲㖞。
      净系食菜好似寡咗啲㖞。
      zing6 hai6 sik6 coi3 hou2 ci5 gwaa2 zo2 di1 wo3.
      It's kind of tasteless to eat vegetables only.
  7. character
    one
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. widowed
  2. alone, friendless
  3. Cangjie Input
    JMCH
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级汉字表 #296
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    他观察入微,但沉默寡言。
    他觀察入微,但沉默寡言。
    tā guān chá rù wēi , dàn chén mò guǎ yán 。
    • His observation is sharp, but he says very little.
    • His observations are sharp, but he doesn't say much.
  2. Mandarin
    杰森是一个沉默寡言的人,所以当他说些什么的时候,总是一个真正的惊喜。
    傑森是一個沉默寡言的人,所以當他説些什麼的時候,總是一個真正的驚喜。
    jié sēn shì yí gè chén mò guǎ yán de rén , suǒ yǐ dāng tā shuō xiē shén me de shí hou , zǒng shì yí gè zhēn zhèng de jīng xǐ 。
    • Jason was a taciturn individual, so it was always a real surprise when he said anything.
  3. Mandarin
    寡妇为她的丈夫哀悼了很久。
    寡婦為她的丈夫哀悼了很久。
    guǎ fu wèi tā de zhàng fu āi dào le hěn jiǔ 。
    • The widow mourned for her husband for a long time.
    • The widow mourned her husband for a long time.
  4. Mandarin
    林肯本人是沉默寡言的。
    林肯本人是沉默寡言的。
    lín kěn běn rén shì chén mò guǎ yán de 。
    • Lincoln himself was silent.
    • Lincoln himself was taciturn.
  5. Mandarin
    汤姆是个寡欲的人。
    湯姆是個寡慾的人。
    tāng mǔ shì gè guǎ yù de rén 。
    • Tom is a man of few wants.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    终身守寡
    終身守寡
    zung1 san1 sau2 gwaa2
    • (for a widow) to not marry again during the rest of her life
  2. Cantonese
    恕我孤陋寡闻,不如你解释一下?
    恕我孤陋寡聞,不如你解釋一下?
    syu3 ngo5 gu1 lau6 gwaa2 man4, bat1 jyu4 nei5 gaai2 sik1 jat1 haa5?
    • Pardon my ignorance. Would you care to explain?
  3. Cantonese
    我出世之后爸爸就走咗,我妈妈守寡养大我嘅。
    我出世之後爸爸就走咗,我媽媽守寡養大我嘅。
    ngo5 ceot1 sai3 zi1 hau6 baa4 baa1 zau6 zau2 zo2, ngo5 maa4 maa1 sau2 gwaa2 joeng5 daai6 ngo5 ge3.
    • My dad died soon after I was born. My mum lived as a widow and raised me.
  4. Cantonese
    佢份人比较寡言,所以冇乜朋友。
    佢份人比較寡言,所以冇乜朋友。
    keoi5 fan6 jan4 bei2 gaau3 gwaa2 jin4, so2 ji5 mou5 mat1 pang4 jau5.
    • He does not have many friends because he seldom talks.
  5. Cantonese
    单身寡佬去餐厅好易揾位。
    單身寡佬去餐廳好易揾位。
    daan1 san1 gwaa2 lou2 heoi3 caan1 teng1 hou2 ji6 wan2 wai2.
    • Unattached man can easily find a seat in a restaurant.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Cantonese
    净系食菜好似寡咗啲㖞。
    净系食菜好似寡咗啲㖞。
    zing6 hai6 sik6 coi3 hou2 ci5 gwaa2 zo2 di1 wo3.
    • It's kind of tasteless to eat vegetables only.
  2. Mandarin
    寡不敌众
    寡不敵眾
    guǎ bù dí zhòng
    • to be hopelessly out-numbered
  3. Mandarin
    常言道,得道多助,失道寡助。
    常言道,得道多助,失道寡助。
    cháng yán dào , dé dào duō zhù , shī dào guǎ zhù .
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  4. Mandarin
    最后,第四,由于中国战争的进步性、正义性而产生出来的国际广大援助,同日本的失道寡助又恰恰相反。
    最後,第四,由於中國戰爭的進步性、正義性而產生出來的國際廣大援助,同日本的失道寡助又恰恰相反。
    zuì hòu , dì sì , yóu yú zhōng guó zhàn zhēng de jìn bù xìng , zhèng yì xìng ér chǎn shēng chū lái de guó jì guǎng dà yuán zhù , tóng rì běn de shī dào guǎ zhù yòu qià qià xiàng fǎn .
    • Fourthly and lastly, there is broad international support for China stemming from the progressive and just character of her war, which is again exactly the reverse of the meagre support for Japan's unjust cause.
  5. Mandarin
    有人说:登泰山而看不到日出,就像一出大戏没有戏眼,味儿终究有点寡淡。
    有人説:登泰山而看不到日出,就像一出大戲沒有戲眼,味兒終究有點寡淡。
    yǒu rén shuō : dēng tài shān ér kàn bù dào rì chū , jiù xiàng yī chū dà xì méi yǒu xì yǎn , wèi r5 zhōng jiū yǒu diǎn guǎ dàn .
    • Some say climbing Mount Tai without seeing the sunrise is like going to see Chinese opera without seeing the most interesting part- it would be pretty dull.