English
- dirt, filth, stains
- dirt
- dirty
- disgrace
- dirt; filth
粵語
- 污糟、唔乾淨嘅嘢
As a component in
Words containing 垢
- 污垢wu1 gau3
dirt; filth; grime
- 牙垢ngaa4 gau3
dental plaque
- 水垢seoi2 gau3
limescale
- 油垢jau4 gau3
greasy dirt
- 積垢zik1 gau3
deeply accumulated filth
- 泥垢nai4 gau3
dirt
- 汙垢waa1 gau3
variant of 污垢[wu1 gou4]
- 茶垢caa4 gau3
tea stain (on the inside of a tea pot, tea cup etc)
- 耳垢ji5 gau3
earwax
- 鼻垢bei6 gau3
dried nasal mucus
- 齒垢ci2 gau3
- 塵垢can4 gau3
noun; dust, grime
- 蓬頭垢面pung4 tau4 gau3 min6
messy hair and dirty face
- 藏污納垢cong4 wu1 naap6 gau3
to hide dirt, to conceal corruption (idiom); to shelter evil people and accept wrongdoing
- 去垢劑heoi3 gau3 zai1
detergent
- 除垢劑ceoi4 gau3 zai1
detergent
- 藏垢納污cong4 gau3 naap6 wu1
see 藏污納垢|藏污纳垢[cang2 wu1 na4 gou4]
- 蓬首垢面pung4 sau2 gau3 min6
see 蓬頭垢面|蓬头垢面[peng2 tou2 gou4 mian4]
- 囚首垢面cau4 sau2 gau3 min6
it describes one's face is as dirty as a prisoner's due to not paying attention to hygiene and grooming
- 含垢忍辱ham4 gau3 jan2 juk6
(idiom) to bear shame and humiliation
- 忍辱含垢jan2 juk6 ham4 gau3
see 含垢忍辱[han2 gou4 ren3 ru3]
- 純真無垢seon4 zan1 mou4 gau3
pure of heart
- 忍垢偷生jan2 gau3 tau1 sang1
- 澡垢索疵cou3 gau3 sok3 ci1