碰 (pung3 | peng4) : bump against

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碰

pung3

peng4

[1] bump/bang/knock/collide against; hit
[2] bump/run into; meet unexpectedly; come across
[3] [v] touch; feel; finger
[4] take one's chance; try one's luck
[5] (mahjong) to pong; call to create a triplet

Default PoS:

Stroke count: 14

Level: 3

Radical: 石 (#112)

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

碰

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碰碰車 pung3 pung3 ce1 peng4 peng4 che1 = collision car, bumper car

碰嚫 pung3 can1 = to be bumped 粵

頭頭碰著黑 tau4 tau4 pung3 zoek6 hak1 = to be frustrated or disappointed in every endeavour

碰運氣 pung3 wan6 hei3 peng4 yun4 qi4 = hazard (British dice game); take a chance on, try one's luck; a roll of the dice

碰啱 pung3 ngaam1 = luckily, fortunately, stumble into by chance 粵

碰倒 pung3 dou2 = to bump into

碰見 pung3 gin3 peng4 jian4 = to run into; to meet

碰頭 pung3 tau4 peng4 tou2 = meet and discuss; put one's heads together (lit., "knock heads")

碰撞 pung3 zong6 peng4 zhuang4 = to collide

碰釘 pung3 ding1 = to meet with a rebuff 粵

碰釘子 pung3 ding1 zi2 peng4 ding1 zi5 = to meet with a rebuff

碰機會 pung3 gei1 wui6 peng4 ji1 hui4 = to take a chance

磕頭碰腦 hap6 tau4 pung3 nou5 ke1 tou2 peng4 nao3 = push and bump against one another (as in a crowd)

碰巧 pung3 haau2 peng4 qiao3 = by chance; by coincidence

碰一鼻子灰 pung3 jat1 bei6 zi2 fui1 peng4 yi1 bi2 zi5 hui1 = to be snubbed; to meet with a rebuff

硬碰硬 ngaang6 pung3 ngaang6 ying4 peng4 ying4 = confront the tough with toughness; (of a job) demanding solid, painstaking work or real skill

碰到 pung3 dou3*2 peng4 dao4 = to come across; to run into; to meet; to hit

叫對碰 giu3 deoi3 pung3 jiao4 dui4 peng4 = (mahjong) waiting to complete one of two triplets to win

碗碟碰埋都有聲 wun2 dip6 pung3 maai4 dou1 jau5 seng1 = a warning that when people come together they are bound to quarrel 粵

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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.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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