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Character Decomposition
靠=告+非
Etymology
people back-to-back
Meanings
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)
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Words with 靠 92 total
reliable可靠kě kàoto keep to the side · to pull over · move aside!靠边kào biānback cushion靠垫kào diànto be close to · to approach; to draw near靠近kào jìnto use · to rely on · by means of凭靠píng kàoto rely on; to depend on依靠yī kàoto lean on · to rest against · to rely on · support · backing · back of a chair倚靠yǐ kàotrust信靠xìn kàoto call at · to stop at · berth停靠tíng kào(Tw) whoa!; holy crap! jeez! (from Taiwanese 我哭, "I cry!")哇靠wā kàobosh! · crap! · see also 哇靠 wā kào我靠wǒ kàoto rely on help from sb投靠tóu kàoto be affiliated with · to operate under the wing of · affiliation挂靠guà kàoto recline斜靠xié kàofirm and solid · robust · reliable牢靠láo kàoto be right next to · to lean closely against紧靠jǐn kàoto lean one's back against · (fig.) to be backed by背靠bèi kào(Tw) (slang) to rattle on; to carp; stop whining!; shut the hell up!; fuck!; damn! (from Taiwanese 哭爸, "to cry over one's dad's death")靠北kào běipatron; backer · close to a mountain靠山kào shān(of a boat) to reach the shore · to pull toward shore · close to shore · landfall靠岸kào àn
Idioms with 靠 8 total Chain
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靠山吃山，靠水吃水kào shān chī shān , kào shuǐ chī shuǐorphaned of all one's immediate relatives (idiom); no one to rely on · left to one's own devices六亲无靠liù qīn wú kàobasely offer to serve the enemy · barter away one's honor for somebody's patronage卖身投靠mài shēn tóu kàoto rely on the help of relatives and friends求亲靠友qiú qīn kào yǒu(idiom) having nothing to rely on; on one's own无依无靠wú yī wú kào
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