礙 (ngoi6 | ai4) : hinder; obstruct

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礙

ngoi6

ai4

hinder; obstruct; be in the way of; be harmful to

Stroke count: 19

Level: 2

Radical: 石 (#112)

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

礙 / 碍

This word has been viewed 6215 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 21st Mar 2012 01:07

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障礙 zoeng3 ngoi6 zhang4 ai4 = obstacle

阻礙 zo2 ngoi6 zu3 ai4 = to obstruct; to hinder; to block

妨礙 fong4 ngoi6 fang2 ai4 = to block; to hinder

礙口 ngoi6 hau2 = be too embarrassing to mention

礙眼 ngoi6 ngaan5 = be an eyesore

文化障礙 man4 faa3 zoeng3 ngoi6 wen2 hua4 zhang4 ai4 = cultural barrier

除去障礙 ceoi4 heoi3 zoeng3 ngoi6 chu2 qu4 zhang4 ai4 = [v] unblock

有閱讀障礙的兒童 jau5 jyut6 duk6 zoeng3 ngoi6 dik1 ji4 tung4 = dyslexic children 國

讀寫障礙 duk6 se2 zoeng3 ngoi6 du2 xie3 zhang4 ai4 = reading and writing difficulties

學習障礙 hok6 zaap6 zoeng3 ngoi6 = learning difficulties

音速障礙 jam1 cuk1 zoeng3 ngoi6 = the sound barrier (common formation)

有礙 jau5 ngoi6 you3 ai4 = to impair, to mar, to damage

窒礙 zat6 ngoi6 zhi4 ai4 = to hinder; to block; impede

有礙觀瞻 jau5 ngoi6 gun1 zim1 you3 ai4 guan1 zhan1 = offensive to the eye; unsightly; impeding one's view

礙手礙腳 ngoi6 sau2 ngoi6 goek3 ai4 shou3 ai4 jiao3 = to be in the way

無礙 mou4 ngoi6 wu2 ai4 = unimpeded; unhindered; unobstructed; unfettered; unhampered

閱讀障礙 jyut6 duk6 zoeng3 ngoi6 yue4 du2 zhang4 ai4 = dyslexia

認知障礙症 jing6 zi1 zoeng3 ngoi6 zing3 = dementia 粵

香港特殊學習障礙協會 hoeng1 gong2 dak6 syu4 hok6 zaap6 zoeng3 ngoi6 hip3 wui6*2 = Hong Kong Association for Specific Learning Disabilities

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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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Decimal representation of this word: 礙
Unicode code for this character: U+7919 (off-site link)

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