令 (ling6 | ling4 ling3) : order; cause; season

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令

ling6

ling4 ling3

[粵] ling6 | [國] ling4
[1] [v,n] order; command; decree
[2] [v] cause; make; arouse
[3] [n] season
[4] [adj] your good; your esteemed
[5] [n] ancient official title
[6] [n] short song set to a fixed tune

[國] ling3 - Mandarin only | [粵] lim1
[loanword] ream (of paper)

[variant] 令 (used in Japan and Korea)

Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 5

Level: 1

Radical: 亻 (#9)

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

令

Don't confuse with:
今

This word has been viewed 14024 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 17th Jul 2013 03:19

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令人 ling6 jan4 ling4 ren2 = to make someone + verb (to be, to feel, etc.)

令到 ling6 dou3 ling4 dao4 = cause; make; result in

夏令時間 haa6 ling6 si4 gaan3 xia4 ling4 shi2 jian1 = daylight-saving time

司令 si1 ling6 si1 ling4 = commanding officer

司令部 si1 ling6 bou6 si1 ling4 bu4 = military headquarters; military upper command

指令 zi2 ling6 zhi3 ling4 = order; command; instruction

總司令 zung2 si1 ling6 zong3 si1 ling4 = top military commander

下令 haa6 ling6 xia4 ling4 = to give an order

令人作嘔 ling6 jan4 zok3 au2 ling4 ren2 zuo4 ou3 = nauseating, to make one sick

令人難忘 ling6 jan4 naan4 mong4 ling4 ren2 nan2 wang4 = unforgettable (because sth is extraordinary, impressive, astounding)

夏令 haa6 ling6 xia4 ling4 = summer season, summertime, summer time

法令 faat3 ling6 fa3 ling4 = decree; ordinance

命令 ming6 ling6 ming4 ling4 = order, command; behest, mandate, dictate

巨集指令 geoi6 zaap6 zi2 ling6 = macro, macro command, macro program

繞口令 jiu5 hau2 ling6 rao4 kou3 ling4 = a tongue twister

急口令 gap1 hau2 ling6 ji2 kou3 ling4 = a tongue twister

號令 hou6 ling6 = an order; a command

令人欽佩 ling6 jan4 jam1 pui3 ling4 ren2 qin1 pei4 = admirable

令人驚異 ling6 jan4 ging1 ji6 ling4 ren2 jing1 yi4 = surprisingly

戒嚴令 gaai3 jim4 ling6 jie4 yan2 ling4 = martial law; military rule

軍令 gwan1 ling6 jun1 ling4 = military order; martial law

指令名字 zi2 ling6 ming4 zi6 zhi3 ling4 ming2 zi4 = command name

海軍總司令 hoi2 gwan1 zung2 si1 ling6 hai3 jun1 zong3 si1 ling4 = admiral

下逐客令 haa6 zuk6 haak3 ling6 xia4 zhu2 ke4 ling4 = to show a person the door; ask an unwelcome guest to leave 國

禁制令 gam3 zai3 ling4 jin4 zhi4 ling4 = [law] an injunction

呔令 taai1 ling6*1 = a tyre ring; a tire ring

令人不解 ling6 jan4 bat1 gaai2 ling4 ren2 bu4 jie3 = puzzling 國

令人失望 ling6 jan4 sat1 mong6 ling4 ren2 shi1 wang4 = make one feel disappointed

命令組合 ming6 ling6 zou2 hap6 ming4 ling4 zu3 he2 = macro

不令人滿意 bat1 ling6 jan4 mun5 ji3 bu4 ling4 ren2 man3 yi4 = not satisfactory 國

行政命令 hang4 zing3 ming6 ling6 xing2 zheng4 ming4 ling4 = executive order (common formation)

令人髮指 ling6 jan4 faat3 zi2 ling4 ren2 fa3 zhi3 = to get one's hackles up

打令 daa2 ling6*2 da3 ling4*1 = darling

斗令 dau2 ling6*2 = a 5 cent coin, five cents; "darling" as a loanword 粵

止贖令 zi2 suk6 ling6 = foreclosure order

酒令 zau2 ling6 jiu3 ling4 = drinker's wager game; Chinese drinking games

令女 ling6*3 neoi5*2 = pretty girl; beautiful lady 粵

令仔 ling6*3 zai2 = handsome boy; good-looking man 粵

傳召出庭令 cyun4 ziu6 ceot1 ting4 ling6 = subpoena 粵

朝令夕改 ziu1 ling6 zik6 goi2 = to make up one's mind in the morning and change in the evening

頒令 baan1 ling6 ban1 ling4 = issue an order

雷司令 leoi4 si1 ling4 = riesling

發號施令 faat3 hou6 si1 ling6 fa2 hao4 shi1 ling4 = issue orders; boss people around

令人驚奇 ling6 jan4 ging1 kei4 ling4 ren2 jing1 qi2 = amazing

令人吃驚 ling6 jan4 hek3 ging1 ling4 ren2 chi1 jing1 = amazing

揸住雞毛當令箭 zaa1 zyu6 gai1 mou4 dong3 ling6 zin3 zha1 zhu4 ji1 mao2 dang1 ling4 jian4 = to overrate oneself; to overestimate one's power or ability; to have no real power; to pretend to be powerful 粵

拿著雞毛當令箭 naa4 zoek6 gai1 mou4 dong3 ling6 zin3 na2 zhe5 ji1 mao2 dang1 ling4 jian4 = to overrate oneself; to overestimate one's power or ability; to have no real power; to pretend to be powerful 國

軍令如山 gwan1 ling6 jyu4 saan1 jun1 ling4 ru2 shan1 = military orders must be obeyed

啤令 be1 ling6*2 pi2 ling4 = bearing 粵

收樓令 sau1 lau4 ling6 shou1 lou2 ling4 = repossession order 粵

禁令 gam3 ling6 jin4 ling4 = ban

時令 si4 ling6 shi2 ling4 = season

花士令 faa1 si6 ling6*2 = Vaseline

黑人法令 hak1 jan4 faat3 ling6 hei1 ren2 fa3 ling4 = black person ordinances; Black codes

省到立立令 saang2 dou3 laap3 laap3 ling3 = variant of 㨘到立立呤粵

社會服務令 se5 wui6*2 fuk6 mou6 ling6 she4 hui4 fu2 wu4 ling4 = community service order

巧令 haau2 ling6*3 = very beautiful 粵

令郎 ling6 long4 ling4 lang2 = your son [polite]

令尊 ling6 zyun1 ling4 zun1 = your father [polite]

令千金 ling6 cin1 gam1 ling4 qian1 jin1 = your daughter [polite]

令堂 ling6 tong4 ling4 tang2 = your mother [polite]

令兄 ling6 hing1 ling6 xiong1 = your older brother [polite]

令閫 ling6 kwan2 ling4 kun3 = your wife [polite]

令妹 ling6 mui6 ling4 mei4 = your younger sister [polite]

令嬡 ling6 oi3 ling4 ai4 = your daughter [polite]

令弟 ling6 dai6 ling4 di4 = your younger brother [polite]

令親 ling6 can1 ling4 qin1 = your relatives [polite]

巧言令色 haau2 jin4 ling6 sik1 qiao3 yan2 ling4 se4 = talk cleverly and act kind but lack sincerity

花令紙 faa1 ling6*2 zi2 = arrest warrant 粵

孔令奇 hung2 ling6 kei4 kong3 ling4 qi2 = Jeffrey Kung

Showing all 6 examples containing 令

亞蓮隔籬周不時都打通宵麻雀，令到佢同屋企人受滋擾。粵
Ah Lin's neighbours often play mahjong right through the night thereby disturbing her and her family.
[http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?14,137957,137958#msg-137958]

今次環遊世界令我大開眼界粵
Traveling around the world really expanded my horizons.

就用激將法嚟令佢有返毅力同信心粵
We'll urge by ridiculing him until he regains the will power and confidence.

同咁多對手競爭，點樣先至得令到自己脫穎而出呢粵
With so many other competitors, how can I ensure that I stand out from the rest?

佢呢招真係令人猝不及防！
I was caught off-guard by this sudden move of his.

真係令人好懷念，一個世紀之後你又返嚟啦粵
We've really missed you while you've been gone the last 100 years.
[Lit. really make-people very miss-you, one century afterwards again return come [particle] This is being said to someone who's lived several hundred years (specifically Greed from Full Metal Alchemist).]

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