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9		ㄔㄨㄟˊ [chui2] .Homophone
A Chinese Talking Syllabary of the Cantonese Dialect
V(1)  To let down (a line), hang down, suspend: 垂髮 let hair hang down;
垂淚 shed tears;
垂釣 [chui2diao4]↓;
垂直 hang down straight.
(2)  To leave s.t. for posterity: 垂名 [chui2ming2]↓;
名垂千古，名垂竹帛 leave a name in history.
Adv(1)  Down, downward, forming court. compp. with the idea of “graciously,” “condescend”: 垂詢 you condescended to ask me;
垂愛，垂青 [chui2ai4], [chui2qing1]↓.
(2)  Almost, approaching: 垂老，垂死 or 垂絕 approaching old age, death;
垂危 close upon death or a crisis;
功敗垂成 attempt fails when success is already in sight.
Words1.垂愛 [chui2ai4], v.i., (court.) show gracious concern for me. 
2.垂泣 [chui2qi4], v.i., to shed tears. 
3.垂青 [chui2qing1], v.t., see [chui2ai4]↑; (see 青 10.42, representing a look with the black of the eye): 得蒙垂青 received your kind consideration. 
4.垂垂 [chui2chui2], adv., (MC poet.) gradually: 一樹垂垂發 a tree gradually grows. 
5.垂釣 [chui2diao4], v.i., to angle for fish. 
6.垂櫜 [chui2gao1], phr., (AC) carry bow case downward, to show one is unarmed. 
7.垂拱 [chui2gong3], v.i., to rule with folded hands--rule in peace. 
8.垂教 [chui2jiao4], v.t., (court.) condescend to teach, give advice. 
9.垂直線 [chui2zhi2xian4], n., perpendicular line, plumb line. 
10.垂憐 [chui2lian2]1, v.t., to take pity on. 
11.垂簾 [chui2lian2]2, phr., (empress) rule in place of emperor (“behind screen”). 
12.垂柳 [chui2liu3], n., weeping willow. 
13.垂名 [chui2ming0], v.i., to leave name for posterity, to be remembered. 
14.垂暮 [chui2mu4], phr., about sunset or approaching old age. 
15.垂念 [chui2nian4], v.i., (court.) so gracious as to remember me. 
16.垂披 [chui2pi1], v.i., (shawl, hair) hang down in a spread. 
17.垂線 [chui2xian4], n., (math.) perpendicular line (cf. [chui2zhi2xian4]↑; opp. 橫線 horizontal line). 
18.垂涎 [chui2xian2], v.i. & t., to hanker after, gloat upon (lit., “to slobber”): 垂涎欲滴 make one's mouth watery. 
19.垂手 [chui2shou3], v.i., (1)  as in 垂手而得 to get or win it with hands down (extreme ease); (2)  to let the hands hang by the sides (form of respectful attention beginning Ming Dyn.). 
20.垂髫 [chui2tiao2], phr., 垂髫之年 time of young childhood (“letting hair down,” uncoiled). 
21.垂涕 [chui2ti4], v.i., to shed tears. 
22.垂頭 [chui2tou2], v.i., hang one's head down: 垂頭喪氣 be downcast in spirit. 
23.垂統 [chui2tong3], n., (AC) a royal or cultural heritage: 創業垂統 to found a royal dynasty. 
24.垂揚 [chui2yang2], n., see [chui2liu3]↑.