闊 [阔]

Jyutping fut3
Pinyin kuò

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. rich
  2. wide
  3. broad
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. rich/wide/broad/separated/vast/to be apart/generous/to be a big spender/ample
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 形容詞
    橫向長​度​高
    wide; broad
    • 條路好闊。
      条路好阔。
      tiu4 lou6 hou2 fut3.
      This road is really wide.
  2. 形容詞
    有​錢​而且​唔​吝嗇
    wealthy; rich
    • 闊太
      阔太
      fut3 taai2
      rich married woman
    • 闊綽
      阔绰
      fut3 coek3
      (of people) casual or liberal with money
    • 佢份人好闊綽，同親佢食飯都係佢請。
      佢份人好阔绰，同亲佢食饭都系佢请。
      keoi5 fan6 jan4 hou2 fut3 coek3 tung4 can1 keoi5 sik6 faan6 dou1 hai6 keoi5 ceng2.
      He is very open-handed. He takes the check every time we dine out.
  3. 參看
    濶
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    empty; impractical
    • 迂闊
      迂阔
      yū kuò
      high-sounding and impractical
  2. character
    rich; wealthy
    • 闊綽
      阔绰
      kuò chuò
      extravagant; ostentatious
    • 我先前——比你闊的多啦！你算是什麼東西！
      我先前——比你阔的多啦！你算是什么东西！
      wǒ xiān qián — bǐ nǐ kuò de duō la ！ nǐ suàn shì shén me dōng xi ！
      We used to be much better off than you! Who do you think you are anyway?
  3. character
    broad; wide
    • 闊步
      阔步
      kuò bù
      to take big strides
    • 廣闊
      广阔
      guǎng kuò
      vast and wide
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. broad, ample, wide
  2. be apart
  3. Cangjie Input - Traditional
    ANEHR
  4. Cangjie Input - Simplified
    LSEHR
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 寬 – 宽
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 六级词汇表 #520
  2. HSK3 六级汉字表 #130
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    呢条河有一咪阔。
    呢條河有一咪闊。
    nei4 tiu4 ho4 jau5 jat1 mai6 fut3 。
    • This river is one mile across.
  2. Cantonese
    无论黑暗有几辽阔，我哋都要提供自己嘅光。
    無論黑暗有幾遼闊，我哋都要提供自己嘅光。
    mou4 leon6 hak1 am3 jau5 gei2 liu4 fut3 ， ngo5 dei2 dou1 jiu3 tai4 gung1 zi6 gei2 ge3 gwong1 。
    • However vast the darkness, we must supply our own light.
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    他们扩阔了帝国的领土。
    他們擴闊了帝國的領土。
    tā men kuò kuò le dì guó de lǐng tǔ 。
    • They increased the territory of the empire.
  2. Mandarin
    忍一时,风平浪静. 让一步, 海阔天空.
    忍一時,風平浪靜. 讓一步, 海闊天空.
    rěn yī shí , fēng píng làng jìng . ràng yī bù , hǎi kuò tiān kōng .
    • If you are patient in one moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow.
  3. Mandarin
    撒哈拉沙漠广阔无垠。
    撒哈拉沙漠廣闊無垠。
    sǎ hā lā shā mò guǎng kuò wú yín 。
    • The Sahara is a vast desert.
  4. Mandarin
    中国幅员辽阔,因而茶的品种繁多。
    中國幅員遼闊,因而茶的品種繁多。
    zhōng guó fú yuán liáo kuò , yīn ér chá de pǐn zhǒng fán duō 。
    • China's territory is vast, thus the types of tea vary.
  5. Mandarin
    不论黑暗如何辽阔，我们都必须提供自身的光明。
    不論黑暗如何遼闊，我們都必須提供自身的光明。
    bù lùn hēi àn rú hé liáo kuò ， wǒ men dōu bì xū tí gōng zì shēn de guāng míng 。
    • However vast the darkness, we must supply our own light.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    呢个位咁阔，实摆得落啦。
    呢個位咁闊，實擺得落啦。
    ni1 go3 wai2 gam3 fut3, sat6 baai2 dak1 lok6 laa1.
    • The area is so spacious. That thing can definitely fit in here.
  2. Cantonese
    我喺开阔嘅草地上面露营。
    我喺開闊嘅草地上面露營。
    ngo5 hai2 hoi1 fut3 ge3 cou2 dei6 soeng6 min6 lou6 jing4.
    • I'm camping in an open meadow.
  3. Cantonese
    佢嘅音域好阔，去到三个半八度。
    佢嘅音域好闊，去到三個半八度。
    keoi5 ge3 jam1 wik6 hou2 fut3, heoi3 dou3 saam1 go3 bun3 baat3 dou6.
    • Her vocal range spanned three and a half octaves.
  4. Cantonese
    啲阔太去亲呢啲场合，都系斗晒名牌衫同名牌袋咋嘛。
    啲闊太去親呢啲場合，都係鬥曬名牌衫同名牌袋咋嘛。
    di1 fut3 taai2 heoi3 can1 ni1 di1 coeng4 hap6, dou1 hai6 dau3 saai3 ming4 paai4 saam1 tung4 ming4 paai4 doi2 zaa1 maa3.
    • Whenever those rich men's wives attend events, they just compete with each other and flaunt the designer clothes and bags they have.
  5. Cantonese
    扩阔视野
    擴闊視野
    kwong3 fut3 si6 je5
    • to broaden one's horizons
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    迂阔
    迂闊
    yū kuò
    • high-sounding and impractical
  2. Mandarin
    阔绰
    闊綽
    kuò chuò
    • extravagant; ostentatious
  3. Mandarin
    我先前——比你阔的多啦！你算是什么东西！
    我先前——比你闊的多啦！你算是什麼東西！
    wǒ xiān qián — bǐ nǐ kuò de duō la ！ nǐ suàn shì shén me dōng xi ！
    • We used to be much better off than you! Who do you think you are anyway?
  4. Mandarin
    阔步
    闊步
    kuò bù
    • to take big strides
  5. Mandarin
    广阔
    廣闊
    guǎng kuò
    • vast and wide