寡 [－]

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 (Unihan)
  1. widowed
  2. alone, friendless
  3. Cangjie Input
    JMCH
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，所以當他說些什麼的時候，總是一個真正的驚喜。
    jié sēn shì yī gè chén mò guǎ yán de rén ， suǒ yǐ dāng tā shuō xiē shén me de shí hòu ， zǒng shì yī 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瞭很久。
    guǎ fù wèi tā de zhàng fu āi dào liǎo 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。
    湯姆是個寡欲的人。
    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
    • lifelong widow
  2. Cantonese
    佢份人比较寡言，所以没乜朋友。
    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.
  3. 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.
  4. Cantonese
    沉默寡言
    沉默寡言
    cam4 mak6 gwaa2 jin4
    • uncommunicative
  5. Cantonese
    守寡
    守寡
    sau2 gwaa2
    • to be a widow