凡 (faan4 | fan2) : ordinary; secular; every; altogether

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凡

faan4

fan2

[1] [adj] ordinary; commonplace; common
[2] [adj] secular; mortal; earthly
[3] [adv] every; any; altogether; whenever
[4] [n] general idea; outline; abstract

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Radical: 几 (#16)

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

凡

This word has been viewed 10141 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 27th Dec 2014 03:54

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平凡 ping4 faan4 ping2 fan2 = ordinary

但凡 daan6 faan4 dan4 fan2 = in any case 國

凡是 faan4 si6 fan2 shi4 = every; any; all 國

凡係 faan4 hai6 fan2 xi4 = every; any; all 粵

不凡 bat1 faan4 bu4 fan2 = out of the ordinary 國

不同凡響 bat1 tung4 faan4 hoeng2 bu4 tong2 fan2 xiang3 = out of the ordinary; outstanding; out of the common run 國

不平凡 bat1 ping4 faan4 bu4 ping2 fan2 = marvelous; marvelously 國

不知凡幾 bat1 zi1 faan4 gei2 bu4 zhi1 fan2 ji3 = can't tell how many there are - there are numerous similar cases 國

抱負不凡的 pou5 fu6 bat1 faan4 dik1 bao4 fu4 bu4 fan2 de5 = [adj] ambitious 國

凡事 faan4 si6 fan2 shi4 = everything; always

凡俗 faan4 zuk6 fan2 su2 = lay (as opposed to clergy)

凡人 faan4 jan4 fan2 ren2 = ordinary person; mortal

凡事必有因 faan4 si6 bit1 jau5 jan1 fan2 shi4 bi4 you3 yin1 = everything happens for a reason (lit., "all matters surely have a cause")

非凡 fei1 faan4 fei1 fan2 = uncommon; extraordinary; outstanding

超凡 ciu1 faan4 chao1 fan2 = extraordinary

非同凡響 fei1 tung4 faan4 hoeng2 fei1 tong2 fan2 xiang3 = extraordinary; something out of the ordinary

賓夕凡尼亞 ban1 zik6 faan4 lei4 aa3 bin1 xi1 fan2 ni2 ya4 = Pennsylvania 粵

林凡 lam4 faan4 lin2 fan2 = Freya Lin

凡高 faan4 gou1 Fan2 Gao1 = (Vincent) Van Gogh

凡世通公司 faan4 sai3 tung1 gung1 si1 fan2 shi4 tong1 gong1 si1 = Firestone tire company

凡士通 faan4 si6 tung1 = Firestone Tire and Rubber Company

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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