Usage of the character 藕
ǒu
藕
[藕]
- root of lotus
chī'ǒu
吃藕
[吃藕]
- (slang) unattractive; ugly (derived from near homophone 醜／丑 (chǒu))
lián'ǒu
莲藕
[蓮藕]
- lotus root
pāoshēng'ǒu
抛生藕
[拋生藕]
- (Cantonese) (of a woman) to direct a coquettish look, comment or gesture at a guy
ǒuduànsīlián
藕断丝连
[藕斷絲連]
- lit. lotus roots may break, but the fiber remains joined (idiom); lovers part, but still long for one another