盟 (mang4 | meng2) : ally; oath

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盟

mang4

meng2

[1] ally; alliance; league
[2] oath; pledge; vow

[etymology] 盟 = 日 sun + 月 moon + 皿 vessel; so it's a vow sworn by sun and moon reflected in vessel of water.

Stroke count: 13

Level: 2

Radical: 皿 (#108)

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

盟

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同盟 tung4 mang4 tong2 meng2 = alliance; league

盟友 mang4 jau5 meng2 you3 = ally

結盟 git3 mang4 = alignment

聯盟 lyun4 mang4 lian2 meng2 = alliance, union

不結盟 bat1 git3 mang4 bu4 jie2 meng2 = nonalignment 國

入盟 jap6 mang4 ru4 meng2 = to join (e.g., union or alliance)

同盟國 tung4 mang4 gwok3 tong2 meng2 guo2 = confederation

加盟 gaa1 mang4 jia1 meng2 = to become a member of an alliance or union; to align; to join; participate

盟塞 mang4 sak1 = stubborn; close-minded 粵

盟軍 mang4 gwan1 = ally (army, military force)

訂盟 ding6 mang4 = to make an alliance

盟約 mang4 joek3 meng2 yue1 = oath of alliance; treaty of alliance

冤豬頭都有盟鼻菩薩 jyun1 zyu1 tau4 dou1 jau5 mang4 bei6 pou4 saat3 yuan1 zhu1 tou2 dou1 you3 meng2 bi4 pu2 sa4 = love is blind 粵

歐盟 au1 mang4 ou1 meng2 = EU

歐洲聯盟 au1 zau1 lyun4 mang4 ou1 zhou1 lian2 meng2 = European Union

國際電信聯盟 gwok3 zai3 din6 seon3 lyun4 mang4 guo2 ji4 dian4 xin4 lian2 meng2 = International Telecommunications Union (ITU)

基督教民主聯盟 gei1 duk1 gaau3 man4 zyu2 lyun4 mang4 ji1 du1 jiao4 min2 zhu3 lian2 meng2 = Christian Democratic Union

香港中學生聯盟 hoeng1 gong2 zung1 hok6 saang1 lyun4 mang4 = Hong Kong Secondary Students Union

民間監察世貿聯盟 man4 gaan1 gaam1 caat3 sai3 mau6 lyun4 mang4 = Hong Kong People's Alliance on WTO

新界聯盟 san1 gaai3 lyun4 mang4 = New Territories Alliance

前線醫生聯盟 cin4 sin3 ji1 sang1 lyun4 mang4 = Frontline Doctors' Union

北方聯盟 bak1 fong1 lyun4 mang4 = the Northern Alliance

神聖同盟 san4 sing3 tung4 mang4 shen2 sheng4 tong2 meng2 = the Holy Alliance (1815-1830)

東盟地區論壇 dung1 mang4 dei6 keoi1 leon6 taan4 dong1 meng2 di4 qu1 lun4 tan2 = The ASEAN Regional Forum

山盟海誓 saan1 mang4 hoi2 sai6 shan1 meng2 hai2 shi4 = a solemn pledge of love 國

鴛盟 jyun1 mang4 yuan1 meng2 = a covenant between two lovers

香港職工會聯盟 hoeng1 gong2 zik1 gung1 wui6*2 lyun4 mang4 xiang1 gang3 zhi2 gong1 hui4 lian2 meng2 = Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions

東盟 dung1 mang4 dong1 meng2 = ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations)

東南亞國家聯盟 dung1 naam4 aa3 gwok3 gaa1 lyun4 mang4 dong1 nan2 ya4 guo2 jia1 lian2 meng2 = ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations)

電子工業聯盟 din6 zi2 gung1 jip6 lyun4 mang4 dian4 zi3 gong1 ye4 lian2 meng2 = Electronic Industries Alliance

東亞足球聯盟 dung1 aa3 zuk1 kau4 lyun4 mang4 dong1 ya4 zu2 qiu2 lian2 meng2 = East Asian Football Federation

美國聯盟 mei5 gwok3 lyun4 mang4 mei3 guo2 lian2 meng2 = American League

南美洲足球聯盟 naam4 mei5 zau1 zuk1 kau4 lyun4 mang4 nan2 mei3 zhou1 zu2 qiu2 lian2 meng2 = Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol

美式足球世界聯盟 mei5 sik1 zuk1 kau4 sai3 gaai3 lyun4 mang4 mei3 shi4 zu2 qiu2 shi4 jie4 lian2 meng2 = World League of American Football

美國科學家聯盟 mei5 gwok3 fo1 hok6 gaa1 lyun4 mang4 mei3 guo2 ke1 xue2 jia1 lian2 meng2 = Federation of American Scientists

國際足球聯盟 gwok3 zai3 zuk1 kau4 lyun4 mang4 guo2 ji4 zu2 qiu2 lian2 meng2 = Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA)

歐洲自由貿易聯盟 au1 zau1 zi6 jau4 mau6 jik6 lyun4 mang4 ou1 zhou1 zi4 you2 mao4 yi4 lian2 meng2 = European Free Trade Association (EFTA)

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