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  gung1   jyutping
  gong1   pinyin
respectful; reverent; deferential

Stroke count: 10
Level: 3
Radical: (#61)

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

This word has been viewed 6603 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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detail  gung1 hei2 faat3 coi4  gong1 xi3 fa1 cai2 = Chinese New Year greeting
detail ,𢭃  gung1 hei2 faat3 coi4, lei6 si6 dau6 loi4   = a cheeky request for a red packet of lucky money! Happy New Year, let's have a red envelope!
detail  gung1 hei2  gong1 xi3 = congratulations
detail  gung1 ging3  gong1 jing1 = respectful
detail  gung1 wai4  gong1 wei2 = to flatter of give a complement
detail  ceot1 gung1  chu1 gong1 = to have a bowel movement; defecate
detail  gung1 hei2 gung1 hei2   = "congratulations!"
detail  bat1 gung1  bu4 gong1 = disrespectful
detail  bit1 gung1 bit1 ging3  bi4 gong4 bi4 jing4 = extremely deferential; reverent and respectful
detail  gung1 seon6  gong1 shun4 = deferent
detail  gung1 ho6  gong1 he4 = to congratulate
detail  git3 gung1   = constipation
detail  gung1 hei2 gat1 coeng4  gong1 xi3 ji2 xiang2 = congratulations and luck (Lunar New Year greeting)
detail  gung1 ho6 san1 hei1  gong1 he4 xin1 xi3 = Happy New Year
detail ,  gung1 hei2 faat3 coi4 hung4 baau1 naa4 loi4  gong1 xi3 fa1 cai2 hong2 bao1 na2 lai2 = a cheeky request for a red packet of lucky money!
detail  gung1 zuk1  gong1 zhu4 = to congratulate respectfully
detail  gung1 cing2  gong1 qing3 = to respectfully request
detail  gung1 sung3  gong1 song4 = to respectfully see sb. off
detail  gung1 hau6  gong1 hou4 = look forward to something; wait respectfully
detail  gung1 sing4  gong1 cheng2 = Gongchen (place in Guangxi)
detail  koek3 zi1 bat1 gung1  que4 zhi1 bu4 gong1 = to decline would be impolite
detail  gung1 ging3 bat1 jyu4 cung4 ming6  gong1 jing4 bu4 ru2 cong2 ming4 = obedience is greater than politeness
detail  gung1 sek6 loeng4  gong1 shuo4 liang2 = Jun Kung (a.k.a, Joventino Couto Remotigue)
detail  joeng4 gung1 jyu4  yang2 gong1 ru2 = Kristy Yang Gong Ru

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: This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.  
: 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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