碗 (wun2 | wan3) : bowl

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碗

wun2

wan3

bowl

Stroke count: 13

Level: 3

Radical: 石 (#112)

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

碗

This word has been viewed 1 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 14th Jul 2010 15:19

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食碗面反碗底 sik6 wun2 min6 faan2 wun2 dai2 = Go back upon somebody. Play somebody false. Betray a friend. (lit. to eat from a bowl and then turn it over) 粵

碗碟 wun2 dip6 wan3 die2 = bowls and plates

洗碗 sai2 wun2 xi3 wan3 = to wash the dishes

洗碗碟 sai2 wun2 dip6 = wash the dishes 粵

食碗面，反碗底 sik6 wun2 min6*2 faan2 wun2 dai2 = to repay kindness with ingratitude 粵

鐵飯碗 tit3 faan6 wun2 tie3 fan4 wan3 = iron rice bowl — a secure job

飯碗 faan6 wun2 fan4 wan3 = ricebowl

碗櫃 wun2 gwai6 wan3 gui4 = kitchen cupboard

碗碟櫃 wun2 dip6 gwai6 wan3 die2 gui4 = kitchen cupboard

碗布 wun2 bou3 = dish cloth
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Showing all 4 examples containing 碗

你想唔想食碗雲吞麵？粵
Do you want to eat a bowl of wonton noodles?

朝早食嗰碗粥稀冧冧，未到晏晝就餓嘅嘞粵
The bowl of porridge you had this morning was so watery. You will be hungry before noon.

唔該你快快脆脆洗晒啲碗(佢)。粵
Please wash all the dishes quickly.
[In this sample, the speaker is more likely to speak in an impatient manner.]

點解你洗嚫碗都打爛嘢㗎？
Why is it that every time you wash dishes you break something?
[[粵] V-嚫 ... 都... Pattern the means every time someone does something, such and such will happen.]

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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Decimal representation of this word: 碗
Unicode code for this character: U+7897 (off-site link)

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