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Jyutping gou1
Pinyin gāo

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. pole for punting boats
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    a surname
  2. character
    bamboo pole used for punting boats
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. pole used to punt a boat
  2. Cangjie Input
    HYRB
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    佢冚家都入咗竹篙湾。
    佢冚家都入咗竹篙灣。
    keoi5 ham6 gaa1 dou1 jap6 zo2 zuk1 gou1 waan1.
    • The whole family was sent to the Penny's Bay Quarantine Centre (for mandatory quarantine).
  2. Cantonese
    佢生得奀袅袅咁,好似竹篙咁。
    佢生得奀嫋嫋咁,好似竹篙咁。
    keoi5 saang1 dak1 ngan1 niu1 niu1 gam2, hou2 ci5 zuk1 gou1 gam2.
    • He's as tall and skinny as a bamboo pole.
  3. Cantonese
    一竹篙打死一船人
    一竹篙打死一船人
    jat1 zuk1 gou1 daa2 sei2 jat1 syun4 jan4), 一竹篙揇沉一船人
    • be tarred with the same brush