冬 (dung1 | dong1) : winter

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冬

dung1

dong1

[1] winter [2] 11th lunar month; period from the 10th to the 12th month

Stroke count: 5

Level: 2

Radical: 冫 (#15)

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

冬

This word has been viewed 9342 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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立冬 laap6 dung1 li4 dong1 = Start of Winter, 19th of the 24 solar terms 7th-21st November

冬天 dung1 tin1 dong1 tian1 = winter

冬瓜 dung1 gwaa1 dong1 gua1 = wax gourd; wintermelon

冬青 dung1 cing1 = holly

冬季 dung1 gwai3 dong1 ji4 = winter; winter season; wintertime; winter time

越冬 jyut6 dung1 yue4 dong1 = to pass the winter

冬菇 dung1 gu1 dong1 gu1 = shiitake mushroom

冬節 dung1 zit3 dong1 jie2 = winter solstice

過冬 gwo3 dung1 guo4 dong1 = hibernation, overwinter, pass the winter

冬菜 dung1 coi3 dong1 cai4 = preserved vegetables

烏冬麵 wu1 dung1 min6 = udon noodle

冬甩 dung1 lat1 = a doughnut; a donut (as a loanword) 粵

冬眠 dung1 min4 dong1 mian2 = [v] hibernation; [v] to hibernate

冬至 dung1 zi3 dong1 zhi4 = the winter solstice, 22nd of the 24 solar terms 22nd December-5th January

寒冬 hon4 dung1 han2 dong1 = wintry

冬小麥 dung1 siu2 mak6 dong1 xiao3 mai4 = winter wheat (common formation)

天門冬 tin1 mun4 dung1 tian1 men2 dong1 = [TCM] lucid asparagus

初冬 co1 dung1 chu1 dong1 = early winter

煲冬瓜 bou1 dung1 gwaa1 = a winter melon; pun on the word Putonghua (普通話) 粵

大冬瓜 daai6 dung1 gwaa1 = a big, clumsy, useless person

冬瓜豆腐 dung1 gwaa1 dau6 fu6 = an emergency or crisis such as death 粵

冬紅花 dung1 hung4 faa1 = Holmskioldia sanguinea (parasol-flower)

廣東冬青 gwong2 dung1 dung1 cing1 = Ilex kwangtungensis (Kwangtung holly)

鐵冬青 tit3 dung1 cing1 = Ilex rotunda (Chinese holly)

冬烘 dung1 hong3 dong1 hong1 = shallow but pedantic

燉冬菇 dan6 dung1 gu1 = to be demoted 粵

冬陰公 dung1 jam1 gung1 = tong yum goong (type of Thai soup)

季冬 gwai3 dung1 ji4 dong1 = final month of winter (twelfth month of lunar calendar)

刨冬瓜 paau4*2 dung1 gwaa1 = pun on the word Putonghua ( 普通話 ) 粵

蘇冬 so3 dong1 = squid, cuttlefish 粵

過冬至節 gwo3 dung1 zi3 zit3 guo4 dong1 zhi4 jie2 = winter solstice festival

做冬 zou6 dung1 zuo4 dong1 = winter solstice festival 粵

冬季服務車輛 dung1 gwai3 fuk6 mou6 ce1 loeng6*2 dong1 ji4 fu2 wu4 che1 liang4 = a winter service vehicle; a snow removal vehicle (common formation)

仲冬 zung6 dung1 zhong4 dong1 = midwinter, the second month of winter

冬蔭 dung1 jam3 dong1 yin4 = Tom Yum (Thai soup)

老番冬 lou5 faan1 dung1 lao3 fan1 dong1 = slang for Christmas 粵

索契冬季奧運會 sok3 kai3 dung1 gwai3 ou3 wan6 wui6 suo3 qi4 dong1 ji4 ao4 yun4 hui4 = Sochi Winter Olympics

索契冬奧 sok3 kai3 dung1 ou3 suo3 qi4 dong1 ao4 = Sochi Winter Olympics

冬大過年 dung1 daai6 gwo3 nin4 dong1 da4 guo4 nian2 = the Winter Solstice is treated as more important than the New Year 粵

冬蟲夏草 dung1 cung4 haa6 cou2 dong1 chong2 xia4 cao3 = Chinese caterpillar fungus

核冬天 hat6 dung1 tin1 he2 dong1 tian1 = nuclear winter

冬山鄉 dung1 saan1 hoeng1 dong1 shan1 xiang1 = Tungshan (village in Taiwan)

佳冬鄉 gaai1 dung1 hoeng1 jia1 dong1 xiang1 = Chiatung (village in Taiwan)

烏冬 wu1 dung1 wu1 dong1 = Udon

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冬天通常又凍又落雪。粵
It is usually cold and snowing in winter.

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