唐 (tong4 | tang2) : Tang dynasty; Chinese; a surname

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唐

tong4

tang2

[1] [n] Tang dynasty (618-907) in Chinese history
[2] [n] alternative name of Chinese
[3] [n] a surname
[4] [adj] abrupt; rude; boastful

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Stroke count: 10

Level: 2

Radical: 口 (#30)

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

唐

This word has been viewed 8431 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 19th Oct 2014 15:21

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唐納德川普 tong4 / naap6 / dak1 / cyun1 / pou2 tang2 / na4 / de2 / chuan1 / pu3 = Donald Trump, US billionare businessman

唐狗 tong4 gau2 tang2 gou3 = a Chinese mixed-breed dog; a mongrel

唐人街 tong4 jan4 gaai1 tang2 ren2 jie1 = Chinatown

唐裝 tong4 zong1 tang2 zhuang1 = tangzhuang

唐人 tong4 jan4 = Chinese person

唐人年 tong4 jan4 nin4 = Chinese New Year

唐朝 tong4 ciu4 tang2 chao2 = Tang Dynasty

唐樓 tong4 lau4*2 tang2 lou2 = old Chinese buildings (without lift)

唐代 tong4 doi6 tang2 dai4 = the Tang Dynasty

唐璜 tong4 wong4 tang2 huang2 = a dandy; a fop; Don Juan; a ladies man

半唐番 bun3 tong4 faan1 = half chinese and half westerner (lit., "half-Chinese barbarians") 粵

唐突 tong4 dat6 tang2 tu1 = rude; brusque; blunt; abrupt; short; unceremonious; curt

唐宋 tong4 sung3 tang2 song4 = the Tang and Song dynasties

唐生菜 tong4 saang1 coi3 tang2 sheng1 cai4 = Chinese lettuce

荒唐 fong1 tong4 huang1 tang2 = absurd; ludicrous; ridiculous

唐字 tong4 zi6 tang2 zi4 = Chinese characters 粵

唐山 tong4 saan1 tang2 shan1 = Tangshan

唐山地區 tong4 saan1 dei6 keoi1 Tang2 shan1 di4 qu1 = [n] Tangshan district (district in Hebei)

高唐 gou1 tong4 gao1 tang2 = Gaotang (place in Shandong)

唐河 tong4 ho4 tang2 he2 = Tanghe (place in Henan)

唐海 tong4 hoi2 tang2 hai3 = Tanghai (place in Hebei)

唐縣 tong4 jyun6 tang2 xian4 = Tang county (county in Hebei)

唐氏症 tong4 si6 zing3 tang2 shi4 zheng4 = down syndrome; mongolism

唐伯虎 tong4 baak3 fu2 tang2 bo2 hu3 = Tang Bohu/Tang Yin/Tong Bak-Fu

唐英年 tong4 jing1 nin4 tang2 jing1 nian2 = Henry Tang Ying Nian

唐寧 tong4 ning4 tang2 ning2 = Leila Tong Ling

唐詩詠 tong4 si1 wing6 tang2 shi1 yong4 = Natalie Tong Si Wing

唐卡 tong4 kaa1 tang2 ka3 = Thangka, Tangka, Thanka, Tanka

唐納 tong4 naap6 tang2 na4 = Tanner (English surname)

唐山大兄 tong4 saan1 daai6 hing1 tang2 shan1 da4 xiong1 = The Big Boss

Showing 1 example containing 唐

佢要嫁畀唐叔嘅仔你又唔肯，唔通要個女將來攝灶罅咩？粵
You disallow her despite her wanting to marry Ah Tong's son; don't tell me you want her to end up a spinster?

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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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Unicode code for this character: U+5510 (off-site link)

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