牢靠 láo kào ㄌㄠˊ ㄎㄠˋ lou4 kaau3
- firm and solid
- robust
- reliable
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牢
- 坐牢 zuò láo ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄌㄠˊ co5 lou4 to be imprisoned
- 牢固 láo gù ㄌㄠˊ ㄍㄨˋ lou4 gu3 firm
- 牢牢 láo láo ㄌㄠˊ ㄌㄠˊ lou4 lou4 firmly
- 牢记 牢記 láo jì ㄌㄠˊ ㄐㄧˋ lou4 gei3 to keep in mind; to remember
- 牢骚 牢騷 láo sāo ㄌㄠˊ ㄙㄠ lou4 sou1 discontent
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- 亡羊补牢 亡羊補牢 wáng yáng bǔ láo ㄨㄤˊ ㄧㄤˊ ㄅㄨˇ ㄌㄠˊ mong4 joeng4 bou2 lou4 lit. to mend the pen after sheep are lost (idiom)
- 嘴牢 zuǐ láo ㄗㄨㄟˇ ㄌㄠˊ zeoi2 lou4 tight-lipped
- 地牢 dì láo ㄉㄧˋ ㄌㄠˊ dei6 lou4 prison
- 坚牢 堅牢 jiān láo ㄐㄧㄢ ㄌㄠˊ gin1 lou4 strong
- 大牢 dà láo ㄉㄚˋ ㄌㄠˊ daai6 lou4 prison
- 太牢 tài láo ㄊㄞˋ ㄌㄠˊ taai3 lou4 (in ancient times) sacrificial animal (cow, sheep or pig)
- 套牢 tào láo ㄊㄠˋ ㄌㄠˊ tou3 lou4 to immobilize with a lasso
- 水牢 shuǐ láo ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄌㄠˊ seoi2 lou4 prison cell containing water, in which prisoners are forced to be partly immersed
- 牢友 láo yǒu ㄌㄠˊ ㄧㄡˇ lou4 jau2 inmate
- 牢子 láo zǐ ㄌㄠˊ ㄗˇ lou4 zi2 jailer (old)
- 牢实 牢實 láo shi ㄌㄠˊ ˙ㄕ lou4 sat6 solid
- 牢房 láo fáng ㄌㄠˊ ㄈㄤˊ lou4 fong2 jail cell
- 牢狱 牢獄 láo yù ㄌㄠˊ ㄩˋ lou4 juk6 prison
- 牢笼 牢籠 láo lóng ㄌㄠˊ ㄌㄨㄥˊ lou4 lung4 cage
- 牢头 牢頭 láo tóu ㄌㄠˊ ㄊㄡˊ lou4 tau4 jailer (old)
靠
- 依靠 yī kào ㄧ ㄎㄠˋ ji1 kaau3 to rely on sth (for support etc); to depend on
- 可靠 kě kào ㄎㄜˇ ㄎㄠˋ ho2 kaau3 reliable
- 靠拢 靠攏 kào lǒng ㄎㄠˋ ㄌㄨㄥˇ kaau3 lung5 to draw close to
- 靠近 kào jìn ㄎㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ kaau3 gan6 to be close to
- 信靠 xìn kào ㄒㄧㄣˋ ㄎㄠˋ seon3 kaau3 trust
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- 倚靠 yǐ kào ㄧˇ ㄎㄠˋ ji2 kaau3 to lean on
- 停靠 tíng kào ㄊㄧㄥˊ ㄎㄠˋ ting4 kaau3 to call at
- 哇靠 wā kào ㄨㄚ ㄎㄠˋ waa1 kaau3 (Tw) whoa!; holy crap! jeez! (from Taiwanese 我哭, Tai-lo pr. [goá khàu], "I cry!")
- 凭靠 憑靠 píng kào ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄎㄠˋ pang4 kaau3 to use
- 我靠 wǒ kào ㄨㄛˇ ㄎㄠˋ ngo5 kaau3 bosh!
- 投靠 tóu kào ㄊㄡˊ ㄎㄠˋ tau4 kaau3 to rely on help from sb
- 挂靠 掛靠 guà kào ㄍㄨㄚˋ ㄎㄠˋ gwaa3 kaau3 to be affiliated with
- 斜靠 xié kào ㄒㄧㄝˊ ㄎㄠˋ ce4 kaau3 to recline
- 紧靠 緊靠 jǐn kào ㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄎㄠˋ gan2 kaau3 to be right next to
- 靠北 kào běi ㄎㄠˋ ㄅㄟˇ kaau3 bak1 (Tw) (slang) to rattle on; to carp; stop whining!; shut the hell up!; fuck!; damn! (from Taiwanese 哭爸, Tai-lo pr. [khàu-pē], "to cry over one's dad's death")
- 靠垫 靠墊 kào diàn ㄎㄠˋ ㄉㄧㄢˋ kaau3 zin3 back cushion
- 靠夭 kào yāo ㄎㄠˋ ㄧㄠ kaau3 jiu2 variant of 靠腰
- 靠山 kào shān ㄎㄠˋ ㄕㄢ kaau3 saan1 patron; backer
- 靠岸 kào àn ㄎㄠˋ ㄢˋ kaau3 ngon6 (of a boat) to reach the shore
- 靠杯 靠盃 kào bēi ㄎㄠˋ ㄅㄟ see 靠北
Idioms with these characters
- 画地为牢 畫地為牢 huà dì wéi láo ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄉㄧˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄌㄠˊ waak6 dei6 wai4 lou4 lit. to be confined within a circle drawn on the ground (idiom)
- 牢不可破 láo bù kě pò ㄌㄠˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄆㄛˋ lou4 bat1 ho2 po3 (idiom) (usu. of sth abstract: an alliance, a conviction etc) unbreakable; rock-solid
- 满腹牢骚 滿腹牢騷 mǎn fù láo sāo ㄇㄢˇ ㄈㄨˋ ㄌㄠˊ ㄙㄠ mun5 fuk1 lou4 sou1 lit. belly full of complaints (idiom)