丸 (jyun2 jyun4 | wan2) : pellet

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丸

jyun2 jyun4

wan2

pellet; ball; pill

Jyutping jyun4 is literary reading; jyun2 is colloquial. But jyun2 is being used in almost all context.

Stroke count: 3

Level: 1

Radical: 丶 (#3)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

丸

Don't confuse with:
九

This word has been viewed 8635 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 4th Jul 2013 11:43

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藥丸 joek6 jyun4*2 yao4 wan2 = medicine pill; tablet

睪丸 gou1 jyun4*2 gao1 wan2 = testicle; testicles

墨魚丸 mak6 jyu4 jyun4*2 = cuttlefish ball

臭丸 cau3 jyun4*2 = camphor ball

魚丸 jyu4 jyun4*2 yu2 wan2 = minced fish ball

定心丸 ding6 sam1 jyun4*2 = tranquilizer; s.t. capable of setting s.b.'s mind at ease

暈浪丸 wan4 long6 jyun4*2 yun1 lang4 wan2 = seasick pills

樟腦臭丸 zoeng1 nou5 cau3 jyun4*2 = camphor balls, moth balls

睾丸 gou1 jyun4*2 = testicle

睾丸素 gou1 jyun4*2 sou3 gao1 wan2 su4 = testosterone

避孕丸 bei6 jan6 jyun4*2 bi4 yun4 wan2 = contraceptive pill

見連丸 gin3 lin4 jyun4*2 = quinine (loanword)

丸仔 jyun4*2 zai2 = pills (illicit drugs) 粵

睾丸激素 gou1 jyun4*2 gik1 sou3 gao1 wan2 ji1 su4 = testosterone (common formation)

事後丸 si6 hau6 jyun4*2 = morning-after pill

肉丸 juk6 jyun4*2 rou4 wan2 = meatball

湯丸 tong1 jyun4*2 = sweet glutinous rice balls 粵

肥仔丸 fei4 zai2 jyun4*2 = steroids 粵

蝦丸 haa1 jyun4*2 = shrimp ball

牛丸 ngau4 jyun4*2 = beef ball

彈丸之地 daan2 jyun2 zi1 dei6 dan4 wan2 zhi1 di4 = tiny place

啪丸 paak1 jyun4*2 = pop pills 粵

大力丸 daai6 lik6 jyun4*2 = pentermine 粵

捹頭丸 fing6 tau4 jyun4*2 ben4 tou2 wan2 = ecstacy; MDMA 粵

三鞭丸 saam1 bin1 jyun4*2 = sanpien pills

櫻桃小丸子 jing1 tou4 siu2 jyun4*2 zi2 = Chibi Maruko-chan (Japanese cartoon character)

搖頭丸 jiu4 tau4 jyun4*2 yao2 tou2 wan2 = Ecstasy, MDMA

Showing 1 example containing 丸

魚蛋粉有魚蛋，牛丸粉有牛丸，咁咩粉有雪糕同薯片? 些粉。粵
Fish ball noodles contain fish balls, beef ball noodles contain beef balls, what kind of noodles contain ice cream and potato chips? 7-Eleven.
[A joke in Cantonese that utilizes the pun between 粉 (noodles) and the Cantonese pronunciation of the second syllable of "seven". See entry for 些粉.]

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