灣 (waan1 | wan1) : bay; cove; inlet; gulf

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灣

waan1

wan1

[1] [n] bay; cove; inlet; gulf [2] the bend of stream [3] [v] anchor; moor

Stroke count: 25

Level: 4

Radical: 水 (#85)

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

灣 / 湾

Don't confuse with:
彎變戀孌燮

This word has been viewed 8229 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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台灣 toi4 waan1 tai2 wan1 = Taiwan

臺灣 toi4 waan1 tai2 wan1 = Taiwan

灣仔 waan1 zai2 wan1 zai3 = Wan Chai (MTR station)

銅鑼灣 tung4 lo4 waan1/*4 tong2 luo2 wan1 = Causeway Bay (MTR station in Hong Kong)

西灣河 sai1 waan1 ho4*2 = Sai Wan Ho (MTR station)

筲箕灣 saau1 gei1 waan1 = Shau Kei Wan (MTR station)

柴灣 caai4 waan1 = Chai Wan (MTR station)

九龍灣 gau2 lung4 waan1 = Kowloon Bay (MTR station)

長沙灣 coeng4 saa1 waan1*4 chang2 sha1 wan1 = Cheung Sha Wan (MTR station, poultry market in HK)

荃灣 cyun4 waan1 = Tsuen Wan (MTR station)

海灣 hoi2 waan1 hai3 wan1 = bay, gulf

金山灣 gam1 saan1 waan1 jin1 shan1 wan1 = San Francisco Bay

金山灣區 gam1 saan1 waan1 keoi1 jin1 shan1 wan1 qu1 = San Francisco Bay area

台灣幣 toi4 waan1 bai6 tai2 wan1 bi4 = Taiwan Dollar; New Taiwanese Dollar

臺灣幣 toi4 waan1 bai6 tai2 wan1 bi4 = Taiwan Dollar; New Taiwanese Dollar

灣仔街市 waan1 zai2 gaai1 si5 = Wanchai Market

小灣 siu2 waan1 xiao3 wan1 = cove; inlet; small bay

台灣話 toi4 waan1 waa6*2 tai2 wan1 hua4 = Taiwanese Chinese (language)

荃灣西 cyun4 waan1 sai1 = Tsuen Wan West

台灣商人 toi4 waan1 soeng1 jan4 tai2 wan1 shang1 ren2 = Taiwanese businesspeople

臺灣人 toi4 waan1 jan4 tai2 wan1 ren2 = a Taiwanese person

峽灣 haap6 waan1 xia2 wan1 = a fjord

愉景灣 jyu4 ging2 waan1 = Discovery Bay

台灣菜 toi4 waan1 coi3 tai2 wan1 cai4 = Taiwanese food, Taiwanese cuisine

台灣牌 toi4 waan1 paai4*2 tai2 wan1 pai2 = Taiwanese mahjong

港灣 gong2 waan1 gang3 wan1 = harbour

淺水灣 cin2 seoi2 waan1 = Repulse Bay

大浪灣 daai6 long6 waan1 = Tai Long Wan

清水灣 cing1 seoi2 waan1 = Clear Water Bay

墨西哥灣 mak6 sai1 go1 waan1 mo4 xi1 ge1 wan1 = Gulf of Mexico

海灣戰爭 hoi2 waan1 zin3 zang1 hai3 wan1 zhan4 zheng1 = (Persian) Gulf War

台灣關係法 toi4 waan1 gwaan1 hai6 faat3 tai2 wan1 guan1 xi4 fa3 = Taiwan Relations Act (of 1975)

三灣鄉 saam1 waan1 hoeng1 san1 wan1 xiang1 = Sanwan (village in Taiwan)

台灣疾病控制中心 toi4 waan1 zat6 beng6 hung3 zai3 zung1 sam1 tai2 wan1 ji2 bing4 kong4 zhi4 zhong1 xin1 = Taiwan's Center for Disease Control

海灣航空公司 hoi2 waan1 hong4 hung1 gung1 si1 = Gulf Air

台灣海峽 toi4 waan1 hoi2 haap6 tai2 wan1 hai3 xia2 = Taiwan Strait

馬灣 maa5 waan1 = Ma Wan (an island of Hong Kong, located between Lantau and Tsing Yi)

波斯灣 bo1 si1 waan1 = Persian Gulf

東京灣 dung1 ging1 waan1 = Tokyo Bay

灣仔峽 waan1 zai2 haap6 wan1 zai3 xia2 = Wan Chai Gap

台灣高速鐵路 toi4 waan1 gou1 cuk1 tit3 lou6 tai2 wan1 gao1 su4 tie3 lu4 = Taiwan High Speed Rail

台灣問題 toi4 waan1 man6 tai4 tai2 wan1 wen4 ti2 = the Taiwan problem or conflict

臺灣高速鐵路 toi4 waan1 gou1 cuk1 tit3 lou6 tai2 wan1 gao1 su4 tie3 lu4 = Taiwan High Speed Rail

國務院台灣事務辦公室 gwok3 mou6 jyun6*2 toi4 waan1 si6 mou6 baan6 gung1 sat1 guo2 wu4 yuan4 tai2 wan1 shi4 wu4 ban4 gong1 shi4 = Taiwan Affairs Office (common formation)

台灣相思 toi4 waan1 soeng1 si1 = Acacia confusa (acacia)

台灣銀行 toi4 waan1 ngan4 hong4 = Bank of Taiwan (common formation)

灣仔碼頭 waan1 zai2 maa5 tau4 wan1 zai3 ma3 tou5 = Wan Chai Pier

北部灣 bak1 bou6 waan1 = Tonkin Bay, Gulf of Tonkin

索罟灣 sok3 gu2 waan1 suo3 gu3 wan1 = Sok Kwu Wan

榕樹灣 jung4 syu6 waan1 rong2 shu4 wan1 = Banyan bay, Banyan Tree Bay, Yung Shue Wan

卑路乍灣 bei1 lou6 zaa3 waan1 bei1 lu4 zha4 wan1 = Belcher Bay

粵港澳大灣區 jyut6 gong2 ou3 daai6 waan1 keoi1 yue4 gang3 ao4 da4 wan1 qu1 = GD-HK-Macau Greater Bay Area

荃灣路 cyun4 waan1 lou6 = Tsuen Wan Road

台灣第一夫人 toi4 waan1 dai6 jat1 fu1 jan4 tai2 wan1 di4 yi1 fu1 ren2 = Taiwan's First Lady

荃灣線 cyun4 waan1 sin3 = Tsuen Wan Line on the MTR

國立臺灣大學 gwok3 laap6 toi4 waan1 daai6 hok6 guo2 li4 tai2 wan1 da4 xue2 = National Taiwan University

銅鑼灣避風塘 tung4 lo4 waan1/*4 bei6 fung1 tong4 = Causeway Bay Typhoon Shelter in Hong Kong

台灣民主自治同盟 toi4 waan1 man4 zyu2 zi6 zi6 tung4 mang4 tai2 wan1 min2 zhu3 zi4 zhi4 tong2 meng2 = Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League (common formation)

國立臺灣技術大學 gwok3 laap6 toi4 waan1 gei6 seot6 daai6 hok6 guo2 li4 tai2 wan1 ji4 shu4 da4 xue2 = National Taiwan University of Science and Technology

灣區 waan1 keoi1 wan1 qu1 = the Bay Area (San Francisco)

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我最鐘意嘅台灣歌手就係盧廣仲粵
My favourite Taiwanese singer is Crowd Lu.

我一點喺灣仔食晏。粵
I have lunch in Wanchai at 1:00 p.m.
["People + time + place + action" is one of the most common sentence patterns in Cantonese.]

香港先進過台灣粵
Hong Kong is more advanced than Taiwan.
[Lit. Hong Kong advanced surpass Taiwan]

搭地鐵由西灣河到銅鑼灣只需大概二十分鐘嘅車程。粵
It takes only around twenty minutes from Sai Wan Hoi to Causeway Bay by MTR (the Metro).

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