唇 (seon4 | chun2) : lip

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唇

seon4

chun2

lip; lip-shaped thing; [adj] labial

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Stroke count: 10

Level: 2

Radical: 口 (#30)

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

唇

This word has been viewed 6012 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 9th Jan 2010 03:53

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嘴唇 zeoi2 seon4 zui3 chun2 = lips

唇膏 seon4 gou1 chun2 gao1 = lipstick

口唇 hau2 seon4 = labia oris; oral lips 粵

上唇 soeng6 seon4 shang4 chun2 = upper lip

下唇 haa6 seon4 xia4 chun2 = lower lip

魚唇 jyu4 seon4 yu2 zhen4 = fish maw

驢唇不對馬嘴 lou4 soen4 bat1 deoi3 maa5 zeoi2 lu2 cun2 bu2 dui4 ma3 zui3 = to offer an irrevelant answer to a question

唇齒音 seon4 ci2 jam1 = [ling.] labiodental (made with the lower lip and the upper front teeth)

雙唇音 soeng1 seon4 jam1 = [ling.] bilabial (made with the two lips)

兔唇 tou3 seon4 tu4 chun2 = cleft lip; harelip

面青口唇白 min6 ceng1 hau2 seon4 baak6 mian4 qing1 kou3 chun2 bai2 = looking pale 粵

口唇邊 hau2 seon4 bin1 = to suddenly forget how to say a word

唇顎裂 seon4 ngok6 lit6 chun2 e4 lie4 = cleft lip and palate; harelip

唇紅齒白 seon4 hung4 ci2 baak6 chun2 hong2 chi3 bai2 = red lips (and) white teeth

朱唇皓齒 zyu1 seon4 hou6 ci2 zhu1 chun2 hao4 chi3 = red lips and white teeth- extremely gorgeous or handsome

唇槍舌劍 seon4 coeng1 sit6 gim3 chun2 qiang1 she2 jian4 = cross swords with

噏到口唇邊 ngap1 dou3 hau2 seon4 bin1 xi1 dao4 kou3 chuan2 bian1 = to be on the tip of one's tongue 粵

讀唇術 duk6 seon4 seot6 du2 chun2 shu4 = lip reading; the art of lip reading

唇印 seon4 jan3 chun2 yin4 = lip marks, hickey

唇舌 seon4 sit6 chun2 she2 = argument; words; lips and tongue

唇亡齒寒 seon4 mong4 ci2 hon4 chun2 wang2 chi3 han2 = one cannot survive without the other

唇齒相依 seon4 ci2 soeng1 ji1 chun2 chi3 xiang1 yi1 = intimately interdependent

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粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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