暈 (wan4 wan6 | yun1 yun4) : faint; dizzy; halo

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暈

wan4 wan6

yun1 yun4

[粵] wan4 | [國] yun1
[1] [v] faint; swoon; pass/black out
[2] [adj] dizzy; giddy; light-headed

[粵] wan6 | [國] yun4
[n] halo around sun/moon or colour/light

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Radical: 日 (#72)

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

暈 / 晕

This word has been viewed 8012 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 10th Dec 2013 13:15

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頭暈 tau4 wan4 tou2 yun1 = dizzy

暈低 wan4 dai1 = faint away

暈酡酡 wan4 to4 to4 = daze

暈浪丸 wan4 long6 jyun4*2 yun1 lang4 wan2 = seasick pills

暈暈地 wan4 wan4*2 dei6*2 = a little dizzy

暈陀陀 wan4 to4 to4 = swaying and feeling dizzy

頭暈暈 tau4 wan4 wan4 = feeling dizzy

迷暈 mai4 wan4 = [adj] knockout, dizzying

迷暈氣體 mai4 wan4 hei3 tai2 = knockout gas

迷暈水 mai4 wan4 seoi2 = GHB (gamma hydroxybutyrate), a date rape drug

暈倒 wan4 dou2 = to swoon

靚到暈 leng3 dou3 wan4 = very beautiful (so beautiful one will faint) 粵

暈船浪 wan4 syun4 long6 = seasickness

暈船 wan4 syun4 yun4 chuan2 = seasickness

暈車 wan4 ce1 yun4 che1 = carsickness

暈車浪 wan4 ce1 long6 = carsickness; to feel carsick 粵

暈晒大浪 wan4 saai3 daai6 long6 = mesmerised; make eyes at each other; flirt with each other; overslept; attracted by a charming person 粵

血暈 hyut3 wan6 xie3 yun4 = bruise

暈浪 wan4 long6 = motion sickness 粵

頭暈身㷫 tau4 wan4 san1 hing3 = dizzy and running a fever 粵

暈咗 wan4 zo2 = to lose consciousness 粵

電暈 din6 wan4 dian4 yun1 = 1. fall unconscious as a result of an electrical shock 2. be entranced by the opposite sex; be inraptured by the opposite sex's flirtatious advances 粵

日暈 jat6 wan6 ri4 yun4 = solar halo

月暈 jyut6 wan6 yue4 yun4 = lunar halo

乳頭暈 jyu5 tau4 wan6 ru3 tou2 yun4 = areola

乳暈 jyu5 wan6 ru3 yun4 = areola

眩暈槍 jyun6 wan4 coeng1 xuan4 yun1 qiang1 = a stun gun

眩暈 jyun6 wan4 xuan4 yun1 = vertigo, dizzy

Showing all 2 examples containing 暈

佢嚇暈咗。粵
She had such a fright that she fainted.
[Compared with its English counterpart, a Cantonese sentence that uses a resultative particle (暈 in this case) is much simpler in structure. ]

佢一坐嚫船就頭暈粵
He feels dizzy every time he takes a ferry.

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