弄 (lung6 | nong4 long4) : play with; manage; make fun of; alley; lane

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弄

lung6

nong4 long4

[粵] lung6 [國] nong4
[1] [v] play with; fool with; fiddle with
[2] [v] manage; do; handle; get
[3] [v] make fun of; mock

[粵] lung6 [國] long4
[n] alley; lane; alleyway

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Stroke count: 7

Level: 2

Radical: 廾 (#55)

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

弄

This word has been viewed 9026 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 2nd Dec 2014 08:54

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捉弄 zuk1 lung6 zhuo1 nong4 = to tease; to make fun of 國

戲弄 hei3 lung6 xi4 nong4 = tease; make fun of

玩弄 wun6 lung6 wan2 nong4 = play with; engage in; resort to

賣弄 maai6 lung6 = show-off; cut round; ostentation; splash; splurge

擠眉弄眼 zai1 mei4 lung6 ngaan5 ji3 mei2 nong4 yan3 = to make eyes; to wink

搬弄是非 bun1 lung6 si6 fei1 ban1 nong4 shi4 fei1 = to make mischief; to scandal; to sow discord; to tell tales

搬弄 bun1 lung6 ban1 nong4 = move sth about; fiddle with; show off; display

作弄 zok3 lung6 zuo4 nong4 = to make a fool of

故弄玄虛 gu3 lung6 jyun4 heoi1 gu4 nung4 xuan2 xu1 = make things more complicated and mysterious than they are

弄斷 lung6 tyun5 nong4 duan4 = to break

弄髒 lung6 zong1 nong4 zang1 = stain; pollute; make dirty 國

弄假成真 lung6 gaa2 sing4 zan1 nong4 jia3 cheng2 zhen1 = what was make-believe has become reality

弄虛作假 lung6 heoi1 zok3 gaa2 nong4 xu1 zuo4 jia3 = practise fraud

弄清 lung6 cing1 nong4 qing1 = to clarify

弄巧成拙 lung6 haau2 sing4 zyut6 nong4 qiao3 cheng2 zhuo1 = trying to make something better but end up making it worse

弄壞 lung6 waai6 nong4 huai4 = to ruin; to spoil; to mess up

愚弄 jyu4 lung6 yu2 nong4 = derision; mock; ridicule

搔首弄姿 sou1 sau2 lung6 zi1 sao1 shou3 nong4 zi1 = pose in sexily trying to draw attention, flirt

弄字底 lung6 zi6 dai2 nong4 zi4 di3 = Kangxi radical 55 (two hands) (廾)

班門弄斧 baan1 mun4 lung6 fu2 ban1 men2 nong4 fu3 = to show off one's beginner skills in front of an expert

沙哩弄銃 saa4 li1 lung6 cung3 = to mess around, to fiddle about; to act unwisely, to mess up a problem or situation, to act irresponsibly 粵

弄璋之喜 lung6 zoeng1 zi1 hei2 nong4 zhang1 zhi1 xi3 = congratulations on a new baby boy

弄瓦之喜 lung6 ngaa5 zi1 hei2 nong4 wa3 zhi1 xi3 = congratulations on a new baby girl

狎弄 haap6 lung6 xia2 nong4 = indecently molest 國

弄堂 lung6 tong4 long4 tang2 = alley, lane

玩弄於股掌之上 wun6 lung6 jyu1 gu2 zoeng2 zi1 soeng6 = play someone like a fiddle

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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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