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窩〔窝〕 wo1 {wō}

  1. nest
  2. pit or hollow on the human body
  3. lair
  4. den
  5. place
  6. to harbor or shelter
  7. to hold in check
  8. to bend
  9. classifier for litters and broods

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窩釘〔窝钉〕 wo1 deng1 {wō dīng}

rivet

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窩工〔窝-〕 wo1 gung1 {wō gōng}

(verb) to reduce speed on or slow down a construction; to hold up a building project

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窩輪〔窝轮〕 wo1 leon4 {wō lún}

warrant (spoken)

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窩棚〔窝-〕 wo1 paang4 {wō peng}

shack; shed

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窩貼〔窝贴〕 wo1 tip3 {wō tiē}

pan-fried dumpling

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窩巢〔窝-〕 wo1 caau4 {wō cháo}

nest

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窩藏〔窝-〕 wo1 cong4 {wō cáng}

  1. to harbor
  2. to shelter

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窩咑〔窝-〕 wo1 daak1 {wō dā}

otak, a Malay food (GM)

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窩夫〔窝-〕 wo1 fu1 {wō fū}

waffle (loanword)

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窩工〔窝-〕 wo1 gung1 {wō gōng}

  1. (of workers) to have no work to do
  2. to be underutilized (due to lack of supplies, poor organization by management etc)

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窩囊〔窝-〕 wo1 nong4 {wō nang}

  1. annoyed
  2. to feel vexed
  3. pointless
  4. asinine
  5. good-for-nothing
  6. stupid and cowardly

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窩心〔窝-〕 wo1 sam1 {wō xīn}

  1. to feel irritated without being able to express it
  2. to bear a silent grudge
  3. to feel warm inside (Southern Mandarin)

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窩子〔窝-〕 wo1 zi2 {wō zi}

  1. lair
  2. den
  3. stronghold

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窩主〔窝-〕 wo1 zyu2 {wō zhǔ}

  1. person who harbors criminals
  2. receiver (of stolen goods)

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窩脖兒〔窝-儿〕 wo1 but6 ji4 {wō bó r}

  1. to suffer a snub
  2. to meet with a rebuff

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窩闊臺〔窝阔台〕 wo1 fut3 toi4 {Wō kuò tái}

Ögedei Khan (1186-1242), a son of Genghis Khan

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窩裡鬥〔窝里斗〕 wo1 leoi5 dau3 {wō li dòu}

internal strife (family, group, etc)

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窩裡橫〔窝里横〕 wo1 leoi5 waang6 {wō li hèng}

(coll.) meek and civil in public, but a tyrant at home

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窩囊廢〔窝-废〕 wo1 nong4 fai3 {wō nang fèi}

  1. (coll.) spineless coward
  2. wimp
  3. a good-for-nothing

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窩囊氣〔窝-气〕 wo1 nong4 hei3 {wō nang qì}

  1. pent-up frustration
  2. petty annoyances

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窩膿包〔窝脓-〕 wo1 nung4 baau1 {wō nóng bāo}

useless weakling

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窩窩頭〔窝窝头〕 wo1 wo1 tau4 {wō wo tóu}

a kind of a bread

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窩打老道〔窝---〕 wo1 daa2 lou5 dou6 {wō dǎ lǎo dào}

(road) Waterloo Road in Kowloon, Hong Kong

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窩闊臺汗〔窝阔台-〕 wo1 fut3 toi4 hon4 {Wō kuò tái hán}

Ögedei Khan (1186-1242), a son of Genghis Khan

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