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Jyutping caau4
Pinyin cháo

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. surname Chao
  2. nest
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. nest/den/hideout/to lose/to fail
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 形容詞
    有​摺痕​,​表面​唔​平滑​嘅
    wrinkled; creased; crinkled
    • 我想著粉紅色嗰條裙,但係實在太巢喇。
      我想著粉红色𠮶条裙,但系实在太巢喇。
      ngo5 soeng2 zoek3 fan2 hung4 sik1 go2 tiu4 kwan4, daan6 hai6 sat6 zoi6 taai3 caau4 laa3.
      I wanted to wear the pink dress, but it was too creased.
    • 張紙巢咗喇,做咩唔放落file?
      张纸巢咗喇,做咩唔放落file?
      zoeng1 zi2 caau4 zo2 laa3, zou6 me1 m4 fong3 lok6 faai1 lou2?
      The paper is wrinkled, why don't you put it into the file?
  2. 名詞
    鳥類​、​昆蟲​或者​其他​動物​住​嘅​地方​,​通常​係​用​樹枝​、​草​、​葉​、​石​整​嘅
    nest; lair
    • 雀巢
      雀巢
      zoek3 caau4
      bird's nest
    • 蜂巢
      蜂巢
      fung1 caau4
      honeycomb
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    nest (for bird, ants, bees, etc.)
  2. character, historical
    name of an ancient musical instrument
  3. character, historical
    name of an ancient feudal state
  4. character
    a surname
  5. character
    lair; den
  6. character, Cantonese
    wrinkled; wrinkly
    • 巢皮
      巢皮
      caau4 pei4
      wrinkly skin
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. nest, living quarter in tree
  2. Cangjie Input
    VVWD
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 皺 – 皱
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级汉字表 #98
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    评论员对巫巫兹拉的声音作出了各种各样的描述:除了「烦人」、「像魔鬼一般」之外,还把它比作「一群嘈吵的大象」、「一群嗡嗡狂叫的蝗虫」、「一只准备给屠宰的山羊」、「一个装满发狂的蜜蜂的巨大蜂巢」、「一只吃了摇头丸的鸭子」等等。
    評論員對巫巫茲拉的聲音作出了各種各樣的描述:除了「煩人」、「像魔鬼一般」之外,還把它比作「一群嘈吵的大象」、「一群嗡嗡狂叫的蝗蟲」、「一隻準備給屠宰的山羊」、「一個裝滿發狂的蜜蜂的巨大蜂巢」、「一隻吃了搖頭丸的鴨子」等等。
    píng lùn yuán duì wū wū zī lā de shēng yīn zuò chū le gè zhǒng gè yàng de miáo shù : chú le 「 fán rén 」、「 xiàng mó guǐ yī bān 」 zhī wài , hái bǎ tā bǐ zuò 「 yī qún cáo chǎo de dà xiàng 」、「 yī qún wēng wēng kuáng jiào de huáng chóng 」、「 yī zhī zhǔn bèi gěi tú zǎi de shān yáng 」、「 yí gè zhuāng mǎn fā kuáng de mì fēng de jù dà fēng cháo 」、「 yī zhī chī le yáo tóu wán de yā zi 」 děng děng 。
    • Commentators have variously described the sound of vuvuzelas as "annoying" and "satanic" and compared it with "a stampede of noisy elephants", "a deafening swarm of locusts", "a goat on the way to slaughter", "a giant hive full of very angry bees", and "a duck on speed".
  2. Mandarin
    覆巢之下无完卵。
    覆巢之下無完卵。
    fù cháo zhī xià wú wán luǎn 。
    • How could there be unbroken eggs under a toppled nest?
  3. Mandarin
    鸟用细树枝筑巢。
    鳥用細樹枝築巢。
    niǎo yòng xì shù zhī zhù cháo 。
    • Birds build nests of twigs.
  4. Mandarin
    鸟儿筑巢。
    鳥兒築巢。
    niǎo er zhù cháo 。
    • Birds build nests.
  5. Mandarin
    很明显的,他们房前的树上筑巢。
    很明顯的,他們房前的樹上築巢。
    hěn míng xiǎn de , tā men fáng qián de shù shàng zhù cháo 。
    • Apparently, they nest in a tree in front of the house.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    我想著粉红色𠮶条裙,但系实在太巢喇。
    我想著粉紅色嗰條裙,但係實在太巢喇。
    ngo5 soeng2 zoek3 fan2 hung4 sik1 go2 tiu4 kwan4, daan6 hai6 sat6 zoi6 taai3 caau4 laa3.
    • I wanted to wear the pink dress, but it was too creased.
  2. Cantonese
    张纸巢咗喇,做咩唔放落file?
    張紙巢咗喇,做咩唔放落file?
    zoeng1 zi2 caau4 zo2 laa3, zou6 me1 m4 fong3 lok6 faai1 lou2?
    • The paper is wrinkled, why don't you put it into the file?
  3. Cantonese
    雀巢
    雀巢
    zoek3 caau4
    • bird's nest
    • nest
  4. Cantonese
    蜂巢
    蜂巢
    fung1 caau4
    • honeycomb
  5. Cantonese
    唔好摞巢晒张纸喇,咁点写字呀?
    唔好摞巢晒張紙喇,咁點寫字呀?
    • Don't crease the paper, how can you write on it then?
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Cantonese
    巢皮
    巢皮
    caau4 pei4
    • wrinkly skin