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  kwan2   jyutping
  jun1 jun4   pinyin
[1] fungus; mushroom
[2] bacteria; germ

Pinyin jun1 is China reading; jun4 is Taiwan.
noun
Stroke count: 12
Level: 2
Radical: (#140)

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

This word has been viewed 8833 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 24th Mar 2014 13:47

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detail  zan1 kwan2  zhen1 jun1 = fungus
detail  saat3 kwan2  sha1 jun1/4 = disinfect; to kill bacteria
detail  beng6 kwan2  bing4 jun4 (Taiwan), bing4 jun1 (PRC) = germs
detail  sai3 kwan2  xi4 jun4 (Taiwan), xi1 jun1 (PRC) = germs; bacteria; virus
detail  mei4 kwan2  wei2 jun4 (Taiwan), wei1 jun1 (PRC) = bacteria
detail  jyu5 syun1 kwan2  ru3 suan1 jun4 (Taiwan), ru3 suan1 jun1 (PRC) = lactic acid bacteria, lactobacillus
detail  saa1 mun4 si6 kwan2  sha1 men2 shi4 jun4 (Taiwan), sha1 men2 shi4 jun1 (PRC) = salmonella
detail  saat3 kwan2 zok3 jung6  sha1 jun4 zuo4 yong4 (Taiwan), sha1 jun1 zuo4 yong4 (PRC) = sterilization
detail  mit6 kwan2  mie4 jun4 (Taiwan), mie4 jun1 (PRC) = sterilization
detail  zan1 kwan2 leoi6  zhen1 jun4 lei4 (Taiwan), zhen1 jun1 lei4 (PRC) = fungi
detail  kwan2 leoi6  jun4 lei4 (Taiwan), jun1 lei4 (PRC) = fungi
detail  gaau3 mou5 kwan2  xiao4 mu3 jun4 (Taiwan), jiao4 mu3 jun1 (PRC) = yeast
detail  sai3 kwan2 mou5 hei3  xi4 jun4 wu3 qi4 (Taiwan), xi4 jun1 wu3 qi4 (PRC) = biological weapon (using germs)
detail  kong3 kwan2  kang4 jun4 (Taiwan), kang4 jun1 (PRC) = anti-microbial, anti-bacterial, antimicrobial, antibacterial
detail  loeng6 kwan2  liang4 jun4 (Taiwan), liang4 jun1 (PRC) = Armillariella tabescens (mushroom used in trad. Chinese medecine)
detail  saan3 kwan2  san3 jun4 (Taiwan), san3 jun1 (PRC) = agaric; mushroom
detail  daai6 coeng4 kwan2  da4 chang2 jun4 (Taiwan); da4 chang2 jun1 (PRC) = coliform (bacteria)
detail  kong3 kwan2 zai1  kang4 jun4 ji4 = antiseptic , antibacterial agent
detail  saat3 kwan2 zai1  sha1 jun4 ji4 = germicide agent
detail  juk6 duk6 gon2 kwan2  rou4 du2 gan3 jun1 = allantiasis bacillus; Bacillus botulinus; Clostridium botulinum
detail  lai6 zi1 kwan5*2   = a type of fungus which grows on the trunk of the lychee tree
detail  haa6 zi3 kwan2   = a type of fungus which grows on the trunk of the lychee tree
detail  daai6 kwan2 sik6 sai3 kwan2   = don’t worry too much about hygiene when you are eating
detail  fong4 kwan2  fang2 jun4 (Taiwan) / fang2 jun1 (PRC) = anti-microbial, anti-bacterial, antimicrobial, antibacterial
detail  hung4 caa4 kwan2  hong2 cha2 jun1 = kombucha
detail  daai6 coeng4 gon2 kwan2  da4 chang2 gan3 jun4 (Taiwan), da4 chang2 gan3 jun1 (PRC) = coliform bacillius
detail  zi2 nong4 kwan2  zi3 nang2 jun4 (Taiwan), zi3 nang2 jun1 (PRC) = ascomycete
detail  taan3 zeoi1 gon1 kwan2  tan4 ju1 gan3 jun1 = anthrax bacillus
detail  taan3 zeoi1 kwan2 miu4  tan4 ju1 jun4 miao2 (Taiwan), tan4 ju1 jun1 miao2 (PRC) = anthrax vaccine
detail  lei5 si1 dak6 kwan2  li3 si1 te4 jun4 (Taiwan), li3 si1 te4 jun1 (PRC) = Listeria monocytogene
detail  ngaa4 kwan2 mok6*2 zi2 si6 zai1  ya2 jun4 mo2 zhi3 shi4 ji4 (Taiwan), ya2 jun1 mo2 zhi3 shi4 ji4 (PRC) = dental disclosing agent (common formation)
detail  soeng1 hon4 saa1 mun4 si6 kwan2  shang1 han2 sha1 men2 shi4 jun4/1 (Taiwan/PRC) = salmonella typhimurium
detail  wong4 gam1 pou4 tou4 kau4 kwan2  huang2 jin1 pu2 tao2 qiu2 jun4/1 (Taiwan/PRC) = [n] staphylococcus aureus
detail  zan1 kwan2 beng6  zhen1 jun4 bing4 (Taiwan), zhen1 jun1 bing4 (PRC) = mycosis (a fungal infection of the human body, lit., "fungus disease")
detail 西  kong3 noi6 gaap3 joeng5 sai1 lam4 gam1 pou4 kwan2  kang4 nai4 jia3 yang3 xi1 lin2 jin1 pu2 jun4/1 (Taiwan/PRC) = methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
detail  pei4 fu1 zan1 kwan2 beng6  pi2 fu1 zhen1 jun4 bing4 (Taiwan), pi2 fu1 zhen1 jun1 bing4 (PRC) = [med.] dermatomycosis
detail  sai3 kwan2 hok6  xi4 jun4 xue2 (Taiwan), xi4 jun1 xue2 (PRC) = bacteriology
detail  fu1 cou2 gon2 kwan2  ku1 cao3 gan3 jun4 = Bacillus subtilis; grass bacillus; hay bacillus; hay-bacillus
detail  laap6 coeng4*2 duk6 kwan2 beng6   = botulism
detail  gai1 zung1 kwan2   = a type of fungus which grows on the trunk of the lychee tree
detail  mei4 kwan2  mei2 jun4 (Taiwan), jun1 (PRC) = mould; mucedine; mycete

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