宮 (gung1 | gong1) : palace

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宮

gung1

gong1

[1] [n] palace [2] [n] castration

Var. 宫

Stroke count: 10

Level: 3

Radical: 宀 (#40)

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

宮 / 宫

Don't confuse with:
官

This word has been viewed 7306 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 12th Apr 2014 20:12

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宮保雞丁 gung1 bou2 gai1 ding1 gong1 bao3 ji1 ding1 = Kung Pao chicken: Szechuanese Chinese dish

皇宮 wong4 gung1 huang2 gong1 = imperial palace

白宮 baak6 gung1 bai2 gong1 = the White House

宮殿 gung1 din6 = palace

九宮格 gau2 gung1 gaak3*2 jiu3 gong1 ge2 = squared paper for practicing calligraphy

文化宮 man4 faa3 gung1 wen2 hua4 gong1 = cultural palace

春宮 ceon1 gung1 chun1 gong1 = pornography

子宮 zi2 gung1 zi3 gong1 = uterus; womb

子宮頸 zi2 gung1 geng2 zi3 gong1 jing3 = cervix; neck of the uterus

子宮頸癌 zi2 gung1 geng2 ngaam4 zi3 gong1 jing3 ai2 = cervical cancer

故宮 gu3 gung1 gu4 gong1 = The Imperial Palace

宮頸 gung1 geng2 gong1 jing3 = cervix; neck of the uterus

九宮格習字紙 gau2 gung1 gaak3 zaap6 zi6 zi2 = the Nine-Palace Grids

冧宮頭 lam1 gung1 tau4*2 = Kangxi radical 14 (cover) (冖); roof 粵

漢宮 hon3 gung1 han4 gong1 = The Palace of China, The Han Palace

子宮頸細胞檢驗 zi2 gung1 geng2 sai3 baau1 gim2 jim6 zi3 gong1 jing3 xi4 bao1 jian3 yan4 = pap test

宮觀 gung1 gun1 gong1 guan1 = Taoist temple; Taoist monastery

宮縮 gung1 suk1 gong1 suo1 = contraction of the uterus (during childbirth)

迷宮 mai4 gung1 mi2 gong1 = a labyrinth; maze

宮麵 gung1 min6 gong1 mian4 = vermicelli

宮保 gung1 bou2 gong1 bao3 = palace guard

後宮 hau6 gung1 hou4 gong1 = harem; chambers of imperial concubines

宮闕 gung1 kyut3 gong1 que4 = (imperial) palace

本宮 bun2 gung1 ben3 gong1 = I; me (personal pronoun used by empress; concubine; princess etc.)

回宮 wui4 gung1 hui2 gong1 = return to palace

克里姆林宮 hak1 lei5 mou5 lam4 gung1 = Kremlin

宮崎 gung1 kei4 gong1 qi2 = Miyazaki

大鬧天宮 daai6 naau6 tin1 gung1 da4 nao4 tian1 gong1 = "Monkey Wreaks Havoc in Heaven"

阿房宮 o1 pong4 gung1 = E-P'ang Palace

宮頸抹片 gung1 geng2 maat3 pin3 gong1 jing3 mo3 pian1 = cervical smear

布達拉宮 bou3 daat6 laai1 gung1 bu4 da2 la1 gong1 = Potala (winter palace of Dalai Lamas in Lhasa, Tibet)

南宮 naam4 gung1 nan2 gong1 = Nangong (city in Hebei)

宮崎縣 gung1 kei4 jyun6 = Miyazaki prefecture (in Japan)

宮城縣 gung1 sing4 jyun6 = Miyagi prefecture (in Japan)

羅浮宮 lo4 fau4 gung1 = the Louvre

子宮癌 zi2 gung1 ngaam4 = [n] cancer of the uterus; hysterocarcinoma; metrocarcinoma

白金漢宮 baak6 gam1 hon3 gung1 bai2 jin1 han4 gong1 = Buckingham Palace

克裡姆林宮 hak1 lei5 mou5 lam4 gung1 ke4 li3 mu3 lin2 gong1 = the Kremlin

宮刑 gung1 jing4 gong1 xing2 = death by castration (form of execution, one bleeds to death)

冷宮 laang5 gung1 leng3 gong1 = limbo

子宮外孕 zi2 gung1 ngoi6 jan6 zi3 gong1 wai4 yun4 = ectopic pregnancy

子宮肌瘤 zi2 gung1 gei1 lau4 zi3 gong1 ji1 liu2 = uterine fibroid

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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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