奉 (fung6 | feng4) : present respectfully

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奉

fung6

feng4

[1] present/submit respectfully
[2] receive (order from one's superior)
[3] esteem; revere; venerate
[4] believe in (religion, etc)
[5] attend to; wait on
[6] [adv] having the honour to

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Stroke count: 8

Level: 3

Radical: 大 (#37)

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

奉

This word has been viewed 6665 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 15th Sep 2009 04:34

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無可奉告 mou4 ho2 fung6 gou3 wu2 ke3 feng4 gao4 = no comment

奉獻 fung6 hin3 feng4 xian4 = offer up; contribution

奉行 fung6 hang4 feng4 xing2 = to pursue; to carry out

供奉 gung3 fung6 gong1 feng4 = to consecrate / to enshrine and worship / an offering (to one's ancestors) / a sacrifice (to a God)

奉勸 fung6 hyun3 = offer an advice

奉旨 fung6 zi2 feng4 zhi3 = by imperial decree; definitely

信奉 seon3 fung6 xin4 feng4 = belief; to believe (in sth)

奉承 fung6 sing4 feng4 cheng2 = flatter

崇奉 sung4 fung6 chong2 feng4 = to believe, worship

阿諛奉承 o1 jyu4 fung6 sing4 e1 yu2 feng4 cheng2 = curry favour with

奉現 fung6 jin6 feng4 xian4 = offering

奉承話 fung6 sing4 waa6 feng4 cheng2 hua4 = blarney, cajolery; holiday words; flattery

十一奉獻 sap6 jat1 fung6 hin3 shi2 yi1 feng4 xian4 = tithes, offerings

奉子成婚 fung6 zi2 sing4 fan1 feng4 zi3 cheng2 hun1 = a shotgun marriage/wedding

老奉 lou5 fung6*2 = humourous version of 奉旨, meaning “taking it for granted” 粵

頃奉手諭 king2 fung6 sau2 jyu6 qing3 feng4 shou3 yu4 = having received your instructions

奉為圭臬 fung6 wai4 gwai1 jit6 feng4 wei2 gui1 nie4 = look up to as the standard

雙倍奉還 soeng1 pui5 fung6 waan4 shuang1 bei4 feng4 huan2 = return sth. two-fold; to give sth. back to sb. in double portion (retribution)

事奉 si6 fung6 shi4 feng4 = ministry

奉公守法 fung6 gung1 sau2 faat3 feng4 gong1 shou3 fa3 = to be law-abiding

奉陪 fung6 pui4 feng4 pei2 = keep sb company; take sb on

侍奉 si6 fung6 shi4 feng4 = wait upon, attend upon, serve

奉命 fung6 ming6 feng4 ming4 = follow orders

奉化 fung6 faa3 feng4 hua4 = Fenghua (city in Zhejiang)

奉賢 fung6 jin4 feng4 xian2 = Fengxian (place in Shanghai)

奉新 fung6 san1 feng4 xin1 = Fengxin (place in Jiangxi)

奉節 fung6 zit3 feng4 jie2 = Fengjie (place in Sichuan)

奉天 fung6 tin1 feng4 tian1 = old name for Shenyang

奉天承運 fung6 tin1 sing4 wan6 feng4 tian1 cheng2 yun4 = set into motion by heavenly decree

陽奉陰違 joeng4 fung6 jam1 wai4 yang2 feng4 yin1 wei2 = outwardly comply but inwardly defy

Showing 1 example containing 奉

佢奉旨唔呃人㗎！粵
He definitely never lies!
[http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?14,134219,134225#msg-134225]

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