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Jyutping nau2 kuk1
Pinyin niǔ qū

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to twist
  2. to warp
  3. to distort
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    物件​受​外力​,​有​一節​向​另​一個​方向​變形
    (physically) to distort; to twist
    • 欄杆經碰撞後嚴重扭曲。
      栏杆经碰撞后严重扭曲。
      laan4 gon1 ging1 pung3 zong6 hau6 jim4 zung6 nau2 kuk1.
      The railings were seriosly distorted after the crash.
  2. 動詞
    將件​事​嘅​情​節​描述​到​唔​符合​本​來​嘅​情​況​;​歪曲
    (of descriptions of events) to distort
    • 扭曲事實
      扭曲事实
      nau2 kuk1 si6 sat6
      to distort the facts
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to contort
  2. verb
    to distort; to twist
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #3020
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    “我认为完美是丑陋的”,他说道。“人们做的事情,我希望看到的是创伤,失败,混乱,扭曲。”
    “我認為完美是醜陋的”,他説道。“人們做的事情,我希望看到的是創傷,失敗,混亂,扭曲。”
    “ wǒ rèn wéi wán měi shì chǒu lòu de ”, tā shuō dào 。“ rén men zuò de shì qing , wǒ xī wàng kàn dào de shì chuāng shāng , shī bài , hùn luàn , niǔ qū 。”
    • "I think perfection is ugly", he said. "Somewhere in the things that humans make, I want to see scars, failure, disorder, distortion."
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    面容扭曲
    面容扭曲
    min6 jung4 nau2 kuk1
    • distorted face
  2. Cantonese
    栏杆经碰撞后严重扭曲。
    欄杆經碰撞後嚴重扭曲。
    laan4 gon1 ging1 pung3 zong6 hau6 jim4 zung6 nau2 kuk1.
    • The railings were seriosly distorted after the crash.
  3. Cantonese
    扭曲事实
    扭曲事實
    nau2 kuk1 si6 sat6
    • to distort the facts