靠 kaau³ {kào}

1. to lean against or on
2. to stand by the side of
3. to come near to
4. to depend on
5. to trust
6. to fuck (vulgar)
7. traditional military costume drama where the performers wear armor (old)

靠呃 kaau³ ak¹ {kào è}

to rely on hoax and swindle; using deceptive means

靠害 kaau³ hoi⁶ {kào hài}

describes a situation where someone is likely to cause harm or have a negative repercussion to another; set (me) up

靠惡〔-恶〕 kaau³ ok³ {kào è}

by bullying; using peremptory means

靠北 kaau³ bak¹ {kào běi}

1. (lit.) to cry over one's dad's death (Minnan: khàu-pē)
2. (Taiwan slang) to rattle on
3. to carp
4. stop whining!
5. shut the hell up!
6. fuck!
7. damn!

靠邊〔-边〕 kaau³ bin¹ {kào biān}

1. to keep to the side
2. to pull over
3. move aside!

靠窗 kaau³ coeng¹ {kào chuāng}

by the window (referring to seats on a plane etc)

靠近 kaau³ gan⁶ {kào jìn}

1. near
2. to approach

靠腰 kaau³ jiu¹ {kào yāo}

1. (lit.) to cry from hunger (Minnan: khàu-iau)
2. (Taiwan slang) to whine
3. shut the hell up!
4. fuck!
5. damn!

靠攏〔-拢〕 kaau³ lung⁵ {kào lǒng}

to draw close to

靠岸 kaau³ ngon⁶ {kào àn}

1. (of a boat) to reach the shore
2. to pull toward shore
3. close to shore
4. landfall

靠譜〔-谱〕 kaau³ pou² {kào pǔ}

1. reliable
2. reasonable
3. probable

靠山 kaau³ saan¹ {kào shān}

1. patron
2. supporter
3. close to a mountain

靠不住 kaau³ bat¹ zyu⁶ {kào bu zhù}

unreliable

靠背椅 kaau³ bui³ ji² {kào bèi yǐ}

high-back chair

靠得住 kaau³ dak¹ zyu⁶ {kào de zhù}

1. reliable
2. trustworthy

靠走道 kaau³ zau² dou⁶ {kào zǒu dào}

on the aisle (referring to seats on a plane etc)

靠走廊 kaau³ zau² long⁴ {kào zǒu láng}

1. next to the aisle
2. aisle (seat on aircraft)

靠窗座位 kaau³ coeng¹ zo⁶ wai² {kào chuāng zuò wèi}

window seat

靠山吃山，靠水吃水 kaau³ saan¹ hek³ saan¹ ，kaau³ seoi² hek³ seoi² {kào shān chī shān , kào shuǐ chī shuǐ}

1. lit. the mountain dweller lives off the mountain, the shore dweller lives off the sea (idiom)
2. fig. to make the best use of local resources
3. to exploit one's position to advance oneself
4. to find one's niche
5. to live off the land