另 (ling6 | ling4) : another; other; in addition; besides

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另

ling6

ling4

[1] [pron] another; other; separate
[2] [adv] in addition; besides; differently

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Stroke count: 5

Level: 1

Radical: 口 (#30)

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

另

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另外 ling6 ngoi6 ling4 wai4 = in addition

另一 ling6 jat1 ling4 yi1 = another

另一方面 ling6 jat1 fong1 min6 = on the other hand

另一邊 ling6 jat1 bin1 = on the other side

另加 ling6 gaa1 = additional

汁另上 zap1 ling6 soeng5 = sauce served seperately 粵

另謀高就 ling6 mau4 gou1 zau6 = look for a better opportunity when resigning from a job

另類 ling6 leoi6 ling4 lei4 = being different; rebellious

另行 ling6 hang4 ling4 xing2 = to do another time

另行通知 ling6 hang4 tung1 zi1 ling4 xing2 tong1 zhi1 = (until) further notice

另行安排 ling6 hang4 on1 paai4 ling4 xing2 an1 pai2 = to make separate plans

另一半 ling6 jat1 bun3 = other half

另覓新歡 ling6 mik6 san1 fun1 ling4 mi4 xin1 huan1 = to pursue a new lover (often abandoning one's present partner)

另有內情 ling6 jau5 noi6 cing4 ling4 you3 nei4 qing2 = there's another side to the story; there's more to this than meets the eye

另計 ling6 gai3 ling4 ji4 = alternative calculation 粵

另當別論 ling6 dong3 bit6 leon6 = to consider sth. as a different story; to discuss something in a different, usually completely opposite, context

另見 ling6 gin3 ling4 jian4 = cf., see also

另眼相看 ling6 ngaan5 soeng1 hon1 ling4 yan3 xiang1 kan4 = view sb in a new light

另議 ling6 ji5 ling4 yi4 = negotiate separately

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園主又打發了另一個僕人去，他們也把那人打了，並加以侮辱，放他空手回去。國
And again he (the lord of the vinyard) sent another servant. But they beat him also. They humiliated him, sent him away empty handed. (Luke 20:11)

你同你嘅另一半有幾夾？粵
How compatible are you and your partner?
[[Lit.] How compatible are you and your other half?]

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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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