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Jyutping pou4
Pinyin

Definitions (Kaifangcidian)

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Jyutping fau4
Pinyin

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to float
  2. superficial
  3. floating
  4. unstable
  5. movable
  6. provisional
  7. temporary
  8. transient
  9. impetuous
  10. hollow
  11. inflated
  12. to exceed
  13. superfluous
  14. excessive
  15. surplus
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    喺​液​體​表面​或者​氣體​之中​停留​,​而​唔​向​下沉
    to float; to hover
    • 木可以浮喺水上面嘅。
      木可以浮喺水上面嘅。
      muk6 ho2 ji5 fau4 hai2 seoi2 soeng6 min6 ge3.
      Wood can float on water.
    • 氫氣球可以浮喺空中。
      氢气球可以浮喺空中。
      hing1 hei3 kau4 ho2 ji5 fau4 hai2 hung1 zung1.
      Hydrogen balloons can hover mid-air.
  2. 形容詞
    喺​水面​漂​嘅
    floating
    • 浮屍
      浮尸
      fau4 si1
      floating corpse
  3. 形容詞
    唔​穩​陣​嘅
    volatile; unstable
    • 輕浮
      轻浮
      hing1 fau4
      frivolous
    • 腳步浮浮
      脚步浮浮
      goek3 bou6 fau4 fau4
      unsteady on one's feet
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    movable
    • 浮財
      浮财
      fú cái
      movable property
  2. character
    excessive; surplus
  3. character
    superficial
    • 浮土
      浮土
      fú tǔ
      surface soil
  4. character
    temporary
  5. character
    to float
    • 浮在水面
      浮在水面
      fú zài shuǐ miàn
      float on (top of) water
    • 浮雲
      浮云
      fú yún
      floating clouds
  6. character, Hokkien
    to boil (food)
  7. character
    frivolous
  8. character
    hollow; inflated
    • 浮誇
      浮夸
      fú kuā
      boastful; pompous
  9. character, Hokkien
    to deep-fry
  10. character, dialectal
    to swim
    • 浮水
      浮水
      fú shuǐ
      to swim
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. to float, drift, waft
  2. to exceed
  3. superfluous
  4. Cangjie Input
    EBND
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 輕浮 – 轻浮
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 六级词汇表 #284
  2. HSK3 六级汉字表 #65
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    把一日元硬币浮在水上,将磁石慢慢向其靠近,于是一日元硬币向磁石靠近。
    把一日元硬幣浮在水上,將磁石慢慢向其靠近,於是一日元硬幣向磁石靠近。
    bǎ yī rì yuán yìng bì fú zài shuǐ shàng , jiāng cí shí màn màn xiàng qí kào jìn , yú shì yī rì yuán yìng bì xiàng cí shí kào jìn 。
    • If you float a one yen coin on water and move a magnet slowly towards it then the coin will approach the magnet.
  2. Mandarin
    你在巴黎的话,就可以去参观卢浮宫了。
    你在巴黎的話,就可以去參觀盧浮宮了。
    nǐ zài bā lí de huà , jiù kě yǐ qù cān guān lú fú gōng le 。
    • If you're in Paris, you can go and visit the Louvre.
    • If you're in Paris, you can go and look round the Louvre.
  3. Mandarin
    木头能浮在水面上。
    木頭能浮在水面上。
    mù tou néng fú zài shuǐ miàn shàng 。
    • Wood floats in water.
  4. Mandarin
    石头不会浮起来。
    石頭不會浮起來。
    shí tou bù huì fú qǐ lái 。
    • A stone does not float.
    • Stones don't swim.
    • Stones don't float.
  5. Mandarin
    这种物质很轻,可以浮在水面上。
    這種物質很輕,可以浮在水面上。
    zhè zhǒng wù zhì hěn qīng , kě yǐ fú zài shuǐ miàn shàng 。
    • The substance is light enough to float on the water.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    呢种物质好轻,可以浮喺水面。
    呢種物質好輕,可以浮喺水面。
    ne1 zung2 mat6 zat1 hou2 hing1 , ho2 ji5 fau4 hai2 seoi2 min6 。
    • The substance is light enough to float on the water.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    浮萍
    浮萍
    fau4 ping4
    • drifting duckweed
  2. Cantonese
    磁浮列车
    磁浮列車
    ci4 fau4 lit6 ce1
    • Maglev train
  3. Cantonese
    沉船之后,佢揽住嚿木头浮咗喺海上面三日先至俾人救起。
    沉船之後,佢攬住嚿木頭浮咗喺海上面三日先至俾人救起。
    cam4 syun4 zi1 hau6, keoi5 laam2 zyu6 gau6 muk6 tau4 fau4 zo2 hai2 hoi2 soeng6 min6 saam1 jat6 sin1 zi3 bei2 jan4 gau3 hei2.
    • After the ship sank, he grasped onto a piece of wood and floated on the sea for three days before he was saved.
  4. Cantonese
    浮尸
    浮屍
    fau4 si1
    • floating corpse
    • a floating corpse
  5. Cantonese
    水嘅表面张力令一啲昆虫可以喺水面飘浮。
    水嘅表面張力令一啲昆蟲可以喺水面飄浮。
    • Insects may float on water due to surface tension.
Examples (None)
  1. Cantonese
    香港好多庙宇嘅神像通常都有海上飘浮而嚟嘅由来传说。
    香港好多廟宇嘅神像通常都有海上飄浮而嚟嘅由來傳説。
    hoeng1 gong2 hou2 do1 miu6 jyu5 ge3 san4 zoeng6 tung1 soeng4 dou1 jau5 hou2 soeng6 piu1 fau4 ji4 lai4 ge3 jau4 loi4 cyun4 syut3.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    浮财
    浮財
    fú cái
    • movable property
  2. Mandarin
    浮土
    浮土
    fú tǔ
    • surface soil
  3. Mandarin
    浮在水面
    浮在水面
    fú zài shuǐ miàn
    • float on (top of) water
  4. Mandarin
    浮云
    浮雲
    fú yún
    • floating clouds
  5. Mandarin
    浮夸
    浮誇
    fú kuā
    • boastful; pompous