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[1] (cotton) cloth; textiles [2] [v] declare; announce; proclaim [3] [v] display; distribute; disseminate; spread out [4] a Chinese family name Stroke count: 5
Level: 1
Radical: 巾 (#50)
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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This word has been viewed 14579 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44 |
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布菲
bou3*6 fei1 = buffet style meal; smorgasbord (loan word)
布甸
bou3 din1 = pudding 粵
布丁
bou3 ding1 = pudding
布娃娃
bou3 waa1 waa1 = rag doll; ragdoll
紗布
saa1 bou3 = gauze
擺布
baai2 bou3 = order about, manipulate
牛仔布
ngau4 zai2 bou3 = denim
布料
bou3 liu6*2 = cloth; fabrics
膠布
gaau1 bou3 = packing tape; adhesive tape; adhesive bandage; band-aid
布公仔
bou3 gung1 zai2 = moppet 粵See all 113 compounds |
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Showing all 2 examples containing 布
基本上間屋布置好咗，剩番啲頭頭尾尾啫 粵
The house is basically well-decorated. What remains to be done are just some odds and ends.
件事講起嚟真係一疋布咁長。 粵
It's a long incident/story to talk about. [the story is so long to talk about as if it's as long as a full roll of fabric.] Legend 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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Decimal representation of this word: 布
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Decimal representation of this word: 布
Unicode code for this character: U+5E03 (off-site link)
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