"靠" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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Decomp. 牛口非
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Prononciation
Mandarin kào
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Pinyin kao4
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竹土口中卜
Sijiao 2411.1
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Level 5
 kào to lean against or on / to stand by the side of / to come near to / to depend on / to trust / to fuck (vulgar) / traditional military costume drama where the performers wear armor (old)
Results beginning with 靠
 kào jìn near / to approach
 kào lǒng to draw close to
 kào shān patron / supporter / close to a mountain
 kào chuāng by the window (referring to seats on a plane etc)
 kào àn (of a boat) to reach the shore / to pull toward shore / close to shore / landfall
 kào biān to keep to the side / to pull over / move aside!
 kào běi (lit.) to cry over one's dad's death (from Taiwanese 哭爸, Tai-lo pr. [khàu-pē]) / (slang) (Tw) to rattle on / to carp / stop whining! / shut the hell up! / fuck! / damn!
 kào bēi see 靠北[kao4 bei3]
 kào pǔ reliable / reasonable / probable
 kào yāo variant of 靠腰[kao4 yao1]
 kào yāo (lit.) to cry from hunger (from Taiwanese 哭枵, Tai-lo pr. [khàu-iau]) / (slang) (Tw) to whine / shut the hell up! / fuck! / damn!
 kào bu zhù unreliable
 kào de zhù reliable / trustworthy
 kào bèi yǐ high-back chair
 kào chuāng hu by the window (referring to seats on a plane etc)
 kào zǒu dào on the aisle (referring to seats on a plane etc)
 kào zǒu láng next to the aisle / aisle (seat on aircraft)
 kào chuāng zuò wèi window seat
 kào shān chī shān , kào shuǐ chī shuǐ lit. the mountain dweller lives off the mountain, the shore dweller lives off the sea (idiom) / fig. to make the best use of local resources / to exploit one's position to advance oneself / to find one's niche / to live off the land
Approximate Results for 靠
 yī kào to rely on sth (for support etc) / to depend on
 kě kào reliable
 wǒ kào bosh! / crap! / see also 哇靠[wa1 kao4]
 tíng kào to call at / to stop at / berth
 tóu kào to rely on help from sb
 jǐn kào to be right next to / to lean closely against
 guà kào to be affiliated with / to operate under the wing of / affiliation
 yǐ kào to lean on / to rest against / to rely on / support / backing / back of a chair
 wā kào (lit.) I cry! / Oh, bosh! / Shoot! / (from Taiwanese 我哭, Tai-lo pr. [goá / khàu])
 láo kào firm and solid / robust / reliable
 píng kào to use / to rely on / by means of
 xié kào to recline
 xìn kào trust
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 kě kào xìng reliability
 bù kě kào unreliable
 tíng kào zhàn bus or tram stop / intermediate stop (on route of ship, plane etc) / port of call / stopover
 bèi kào bèi back to back
 láo kào jià squeeze chute
 tíng kào gǎng port of call
 wú yī wú kào no one to rely on (idiom) / on one's own / orphaned / left to one's own devices
 liù qīn wú kào orphaned of all one's immediate relatives (idiom) / no one to rely on / left to one's own devices
 wú yǐ wú kào variant of 無依無靠|无依无靠[wu2 yi1 wu2 kao4]
 láo kào tuǒ dàng reliable / solid and dependable
 qiú qīn kào yǒu to rely on the help of relatives and friends
  informed advice
 bèi kào bèi yùn shū back-to-back transport
  safe and secure housing
  average team reliability
  sound indicators for sustainable development
 zài jiā kào fù mǔ , chū mén kào péng you one depends on one's parents when at home, and on one's friends when away from home (idiom)
 zài jiā kào fù mǔ , chū wài kào péng you one depends on one's parents when at home, and on one's friends when away from home (idiom)
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