彈 (daan2 daan6 taan4 | dan4 tan2) : pellet; catapult; bounce; pluck; impeach

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彈

daan2 daan6 taan4

dan4 tan2

[粵] daan2 | [國] dan4
[n] pellet; ball; bullet; bomb

[粵] daan6 | [國] tan2
[1] [v] catapult; shoot off; flick; flip
[2] [v] bounce; spring; leap
[3] [n] elasticity; spring; stretch

[粵] taan4 | [國] tan2
[1] [v] pluck; strum; play (a musical instrument)
[2] [v] accuse; criticize; attack in speech/writing

"Pellet" (the most common meaning) is mostly used as the last syllable of a noun and read as daan2. Occasionally, however, it could be read as daan6 esp when placed not as the last syllable.

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Stroke count: 15

Level: 1

Radical: 弓 (#57)

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

彈 / 弹

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彈奏 taan4 zau3 tan2 zou4 = to play (musical instrument, esp. string)

彈結他 taan4 git3 taa1 = to play a guitar 粵

核彈 hat6 daan2 he2 dan4 = nuclear bomb

彈床 daan6 cong4 dan4 chuang2 = trampoline 粵

炸彈 zaa3 daan6*2 zha4 dan4 = bomb

彈性 daan6 sing3 tan2 xing4 = elasticity, flexibility

手榴彈 sau2 lau4 daan6*2 shou3 liu2 dan4 = hand grenade

原子彈 jyun4 zi2 daan6*2 yuan2 zi3 dan4 = atomic bomb; atom bomb

子彈 zi2 daan6*2 zi3 dan4 = bullet

彈藥 daan6*2 joek6 dan4 yao4 = ammunition

導彈 dou6 daan6*2 dao3 dan4 = guided missile

實彈 sat6 daan6*2 shi2 dan4 = live ammunition

飛彈 fei1 daan6*2 fei1 dan4 = missile

彈琴 taan4 kam4 tan2 qin2 = [1] to play or strum a lute or other stringed instrument; [2] to play a harp, piano, organ, etc.

有彈性 jau5 daan6 sing3 you3 tan2 xing4 = flexible

反彈 faan2 daan6 fan3 tan2 = rebound

彈塗魚 taan4 tou4 jyu4*2 = mudskipper

彈弓床 daan6 gung1 cong4 dan4 gong1 chuang2 = spring mattress bed 粵

人肉炸彈 jan4 juk6 zaa3 daan6*2 = suicide bomber

對牛彈琴 deoi3 ngau4 taan4 kam4 dui4 niu2 tan2 qin2 = to play the violin before a cow (choose the wrong audience)

中子彈 zung1 zi2 daan6*2 zhong1 zi3 dan4 = neutron bomb

導彈潛艇 dou6 daan6*2 cim4 teng5 dao3 dan4 qian2 ting3 = (guided) missile submarine

反導彈 faan2 dou6 daan6*2 fan3 dao3 dan4 = anti-missile

巡航導彈 ceon4 hong4 dou6 daan6*2 xun2 hang2 dao3 dan4 = cruise missile

彈彈跳 daan6 daan6*2 tiu3 = jumping

核彈頭 hat6 daan6*2 tau4 he2 dan4 tou2 = nuclear reentry vehicle; nuclear warhead

爆破炸彈 baau3 po3 zaa3 daan6*2 bao4 po4 zha4 dan4 = a demolition bomb

爆破彈 baau3 po3 daan6*2 bao4 po4 dan4 = a blasting cartridge

炮彈 paau3 daan6*2 pao4 dan4 = (artillery) shell

化學彈藥 faa3 hok6 daan6*2 joek6 hua4 xue2 dan4 yao4 = chemical ammunition

尚未引爆的炸彈 soeng6 mei6 jan5 baau3 dik1 zaa3 daan6*2 = unexploded bombs 國

子彈火車 zi2 daan6*2 fo2 ce1 = bullet train

彈射器 daan6*2 se6 hei3 = a catapult

彈弓 daan6 gung1 dan4 gong1 = springs; a slingshot

彈頭 daan6*2 tau4 = warhead

散彈 saan2 daan6*2 = [n] scatter shot

散彈槍 saan2 daan6*2 coeng1 = [n] a shotgun

識彈唔識唱 sik1 taan4 m4 sik1 coeng3 = knows how to say something but not how to do it 粵

冇得彈 mou5 dak1 taan4 = perfect; excellent; impeccable 粵

紅色炸彈 hung4 sik1 zaa3 daan6*2 hong2 se4 zha4 dan4 = a written (wedding) invitation (lit., "red bomb")

彈葯 daan6*2 joek6 dan4 yao4 = ammunition

反導彈導彈 faan2 dou6 daan6*2 dou6 daan6*2 fan3 dao3 dan4 dao3 dan4 = antimissile missile (common formation)

多彈頭 do1 daan6*2 tau4 duo1 dan4 tou2 = multiple warhead (common formation)

彈性外交 daan6 sing3 ngoi6 gaau1 tan2 xing4 wai4 jiao1 = elastic diplomacy (common formation)

彈性工資 daan6 sing3 gung1 zi1 tan2 xing4 gong1 zi1 = flexible pay (common formation)

菠蘿彈 bo1 lo4 daan6*2 = a hand grenade

彈票 daan6 piu3 = a bounced check; a check written against insufficient funds

肉彈 juk6 daan6*2 = a sexy figure on a woman

彈性工作時間 daan6 sing3 gung1 zok3 si4 gaan1*3 = flexitime (common formation)

裝彈弓 zong1 daan6 gung1 = to set up a person (for a fall); to frame somebody 粵

彈簧 daan6 wong4*2 tan2 huang2 = a spring

彈鋼琴 taan4 gong3 kam4 tan2 gang1 qin2 = to play the piano

中彈 zung3 daan6*2 zhong4 dan4 = hit by a bullet, shot

老調重彈 lou5 diu6 cung4 taan4 ao3 diao4 chong2 tan2 = harp on the same string

彈珠 daan6*2 zyu1 dan4 zhu1 = a marble; marbles 國

彈性繃帶 daan6 sing3 bang1 daai3*2 tan2 xing4 beng1 dai4 = an elastic bandage, an elastic wrap; a compression bandage (common formation)

彈劾 taan4 hat6 tan2 he2 = to impeach; to accuse of misconduct (in an official task)

鹿彈 luk6 daan6*2 = buckshot

深水炸彈 sam1 seoi2 zaa3 daan6*2 shen1 shui3 zha4 dan4 = depth charge

深彈 sam1 daan6*2 shen1 dan4 = depth charge

火箭推進榴彈 fo2 zin3 teoi1 zeon3 lau4 daan6*2 huo3 jian4 tui1 jin4 liu2 dan4 = rocket-propelled grenade (RPG)

洲際彈道飛彈 zau1 zai3 daan6 dou6 fei1 daan6*2 zhou1 ji4 dan4 dao4 fei1 dan4 = intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM)

動彈不得 dung6 daan6 bat1 dak1 dong4 tan5 bu4 de2 = unable to move; cannot move [粵] 唔郁得；郁不得其正

荷槍實彈 ho6 coeng1 sat6 daan6 he4 qiang1 shi2 dan4 = (of police or armed forces) to carry loaded weapons - ready for emergency that might arise; armed and ready

彈盡糧絕 daan6 zoen6 loeng4 zyut6 dan4 jin4 liang2 jue2 = to be out of ammunition and food staples; to be in dire circumstances during a war

槍林彈雨 coeng1 lam4 daan6 jyu5 qiang1 lin2 dan4 yu3 = to be under heavy fire; surrounded by a forest of guns and hail of bullets

彈盡援絕 daan6 zeon6 wun4 zyut6 dan4 jin4 lyuan2 jue2 = to be out of ammunition with no aid in sight

無得彈 mou5 dak1 taan4 = perfect 粵

閘住兼反彈 zaap6 zyu6 gim1 faan2 daan6 zha2 zhu4 jian1 fan3 tan2 = of another persons inauspicious words to rebound of of you 粵

流彈 lau4 daan6*2 liu2 dan4 = stray bullet

彈道 daan6*2 dou6 dao4 dao4 = trajectory; the path of a bullet

彈殼 daan6*2 hok3 dan4 ke2 = a bullet casing; a bullet shell

彈道學 daan6*2 dou6 hok6 dan4 dao4 xue2 = ballistics

彈丸之地 daan2 jyun2 zi1 dei6 dan4 wan2 zhi1 di4 = tiny place

高空彈跳 gou1 hung1 daan6 tiu3 gao1 kong1 dan4 tiao4 = bungee jumping, bungie jumping, bungy jumping

嬲到彈起 nau1 dou3 daan6 hei2 = hopping mad 粵

彈指之間 daan6 zi2 zi1 gaan1 tan2 zhi3 zhi1 jian1 = within an instant; within the blink of an eye; within a snap of one's fingers

彈開 daan6 hoi1 tan2 kai1 = get lost; take a hike 粵

霰彈槍 sin3 daan6*2 coeng1 xian4 dan4 qiang1 = shotgun

橡膠子彈 zoeng6 gaau1 zi2 daan6*2 xiang4 jiao1 zi3 dan4 = rubber bullets

曳光彈 jai6 gwong1 daan6*2 ye4 [PRC] yi [TW] guang1 dan4 = tracer bullet

照片炸彈 ziu3 pin3*2 zaa3 daan6*2 zhao4 pian4 zha4 dan4 = photobomb (common formation)

防彈玻璃 fong4 daan2 bo1 lei1 fang2 dan4 bo1 li5 = bulletproof glass

定過抬炸彈 ding6 gwo3 toi4 zaa3 daan6*2 ding4 guo4 tai2 zha4 dan4 = be very calm; stay very composed 粵

子彈帶 zi2 daan6*2 daai3*2 zi3 dan4 dai4 = bandolier

彈坑 daan2 haang1 dan4 keng1 = bomb crater

舊調重彈 gau6 diu6 cung4 taan4 jiu4 diao4 chong2 tan2 = harp on the same string 粵

爆炸的無效彈 baau3 zaa3 dik1 mou4 haau6 daan6*2 bao4 zha4 de5 wu2 xiao4 dan4 = flare dud 國 (common formation)

催淚彈 ceoi1 leoi6 daan6*2 cui1 lei4 dan4 = tear bomb; teargas grenade

內爆法原子彈 noi6 baau3 faat3 jyun4 zi2 daan6*2 nei4 bao4 fa3 yuan2 zi3 dan4 = implosion atomic bomb

反彈導彈 faan2 daan6*2 dou6 daan6*2 fan3 dan4 dao3 dan4 = antimissile missile

汽車炸彈事件 hei3 ce1 zaa3 daan6*2 si6 gin6*2 qi4 che1 zha4 dan4 shi4 jian4 = car bombing

汽車炸彈 hei3 ce1 zaa3 daan6*2 qi4 che1 zha4 dan4 = car bomb

地對空導彈 dei6 deoi3 hung1 dou6 daan6*2 di4 dui4 kong1 dao3 dan4 = ground-to-air missile

生物彈藥 sang1 mat6 daan6*2 joek6 sheng1 wu4 dan4 yao4 = biological ammunition

彈簧秤 daan6 wong4 cing3 tan2 huang2 cheng4 = spring balance

磁性炸彈 ci4 sing3 zaa3 daan6*2 ci2 xing4 zha4 dan4 = [n] magnetic bomb

邏輯炸彈 lo4 cap1 zaa3 daan6*2 luo2 ji2 zha4 dan4 = logic bomb

自殺炸彈殺手 zi6 saat3 zaa3 daan6*2 saat3 sau2 zi4 sha1 zha4 dan4 sha1 shou3 = suicide bomber (common formation)

自殺式汽車炸彈襲擊事件 zi6 saat3 sik1 hei3 ce1 zaa3 daan6*2 zaap6 gik1 si6 gin6*2 zi4 sha1 shi4 qi4 che1 zha4 dan4 xi2 ji2/1 (Taiwan/PRC) shi4 jian4 = suicide car bombing (common formation)

價格彈性 gaa3 gaak3 daan6 sing3 jia4 ge2 tan2 xing4 = price elasticity (common formation)

價格反彈 gaa3 gaak3 faan2 daan6 jia4 ge2 fan3 dan4 = price rebound (common formation)

死貓彈 sei2 maau1 daan6 si3 mao1 dan4 = dead cat bounce

導彈武器技術控制制度 dou6 daan6*2 mou5 hei3 gei6 seot6 hung3 zai3 zai3 dou6 dao3 dan4 wu3 qi4 ji4 shu4 kong4 zhi4 zhi4 du4 = Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR)

限制反導彈導彈系統條約 haan6 zai3 faan2 dou6 daan6*2 dou6 daan6*2 hai6 tung2 tiu4 joek3 xian4 zhi4 fan3 dao3 dan4 dao3 dan4 xi4 tong3 tiao2 yue1 = Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty

導彈武器技術控制機構 dou6 daan6*2 mou5 hei3 gei6 seot6 hung3 zai3 gei1 kau3 dao3 dan4 wu3 qi4 ji4 shu4 kong4 zhi4 ji2 gou4 = Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) (common formation)

Showing all 2 examples containing 彈

佢嘅服務態度冇得彈粵
Her attitude toward serving people couldn't be better.
[[國] 她的服務態度沒得挑 ]

示威者向警察掟石﹐而警察用橡膠子彈回敬。粵
Protesters threw stones at the police, who responded with rubber bullets.
[Cantonese version has the two prepositional phrases placed before the two verbs; English version has the same placed after. ]

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