Usage of the character 靠

(lit.) to cry over one's dad's death (from Taiwanese 哭爸, Tai-lo pr. (khàu-pē))
(slang) (Tw) to rattle on; to carp; stop whining!; shut the hell up!; fuck!; damn!

kàoshān

靠山

[靠山]

patron; backer
close to a mountain

kàopǔ

靠谱

[靠譜]

reliable
reasonable
probable

wākào

哇靠

[哇靠]

(lit.) I cry!; Oh, bosh!; Shoot! (from Taiwanese 我哭, Tai-lo pr. (goákhàu))

kàojìn

靠近

[靠近]

to be close to
to approach; to draw near

kàolǒng

靠拢

[靠攏]

to draw close to

jǐnkào

紧靠

[緊靠]

to be right next to
to lean closely against

kàobiān

靠边

[靠邊]

to keep to the side
to pull over
move aside!

guàkào

挂靠

[掛靠]

to be affiliated with
to operate under the wing of
affiliation

kàochuāng

靠窗

[靠窗]

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

kàoyāo

靠腰

[靠腰]

(lit.) to cry from hunger (from Taiwanese 哭枵, Tai-lo pr. (khàu-iau))
(Tw) (slang) to whine; shut the hell up!; fuck!; damn!

yǐkào

倚靠

[倚靠]

to lean on
to rest against
to rely on
support
backing
back of a chair

tíngkào

停靠

[停靠]

to call at
to stop at
berth

xiékào

斜靠

[斜靠]

to recline

láokào

牢靠

[牢靠]

firm and solid
robust
reliable

kào'àn

靠岸

[靠岸]

(of a boat) to reach the shore
to pull toward shore
close to shore
landfall

kàobēi

靠杯

[靠盃]

see 靠北 (kàoběi)

bùkěkào

不可靠

[不可靠]

unreliable

kàobèiyǐ

靠背椅

[靠背椅]

high-back chair

bèikàobèi

背靠背

[背靠背]

back to back

kàobuzhù

靠不住

[靠不住]

unreliable

tíngkàogǎng

停靠港

[停靠港]

port of call

kàozǒudào

靠走道

[靠走道]

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

kěkàoxìng

可靠性

[可靠性]

reliability

tíngkàozhàn

停靠站

[停靠站]

bus or tram stop
intermediate stop (on route of ship, plane etc)
port of call
stopover

kàodezhù

靠得住

[靠得住]

reliable; trustworthy

kàozǒuláng

靠走廊

[靠走廊]

next to the aisle
aisle (seat on aircraft)

kàochuāngzuòwèi

靠窗座位

[靠窗座位]

window seat

láokàotuǒdàng

牢靠妥当

[牢靠妥當]

reliable
solid and dependable

wúyīwúkào

无依无靠

[無依無靠]

no one to rely on (idiom); on one's own
orphaned
left to one's own devices

wúyǐwúkào

无倚无靠

[無倚無靠]

variant of 無依無靠／无依无靠 (wúyīwúkào)

liùqīnwúkào

六亲无靠

[六親無靠]

orphaned of all one's immediate relatives (idiom); no one to rely on
left to one's own devices

qiúqīnkàoyǒu

求亲靠友

[求親靠友]

to rely on the help of relatives and friends

kàoshānchīshān,kàoshuǐchīshuǐ

靠山吃山，靠水吃水

[靠山吃山，靠水吃水]

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

zàijiākàofùmǔ,chūménkàopéngyou

在家靠父母，出门靠朋友

[在家靠父母，出門靠朋友]

one depends on one's parents when at home, and on one's friends when away from home (idiom)

zàijiākàofùmǔ,chūwàikàopéngyou

在家靠父母，出外靠朋友

[在家靠父母，出外靠朋友]

one depends on one's parents when at home, and on one's friends when away from home (idiom)