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man1 man4
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mosquito; gnat 1. Jyutping man1 is the popular colloquial reading; literary reading man4 is rarely used.
2. Some Cantonese people might use 蚊 incorrectly for 文 which means "dollar". Stroke count: 10
Level: 1
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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一蚊 jat1 man1 = One dollar; ten thousand, ten thousand dollars 粵 蚊香 man1 hoeng1 = mosquito-repellent incense 細蚊仔 sai3 man1 zai2 = children; child 粵 蚊子 man1 zi2 = mosquito 蚊帳 man4*1 zoeng3 = mosquito net 蚊蟲 man1 cung4 = mosquito 粵 蚊雞 man1 gai1 = Hong Kong dollar 粵 蚊怕水 man1 paa3 seoi2 = insect repellent 蚊口 man1 hau2 = a mosquito bite 蚊赧 man1 naan3 = swelling from mosquito bite 粵 See all 20 compounds |
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Showing all 12 examples containing 蚊
喺香港,我最怕嘅就係畀蚊咬 粵
In Hong Kong, I'm most scared of being bitten. [Lit. Hong Kong, I most scared [possessive particle] exactly is by mosquitoes bite. This sentence is topicalised: the topic (Hong Kong) is introduced at the start. Also, note the phrase 最怕嘅; the 嘅 turns it into a noun phrase.]
啲蚊零舍毒,咬嚫啲蚊赧到而家都未消 粵
These mosquitoes especially potent as the swellings from their bites have yet to subside.
個醫生畀咗啲止癢藥畀我搽蚊𧕴 粵
The doctor gave me some cream to put on my mosquito bites. [Lit. [counter] doctor give-already [plural counter] stop-itch-cream give me spread insect bite]
今日畀蚊咬到成身蚊𧕴。 粵
I was covered by mosquito bites today. [Lit. Today by mosquito bite arrive whole-body mosquito-bite]
佢琴晚冇閂窗,一醒發覺身體有四粒蚊𧕴 粵
He didn't shut the window yesterday. When he woke up found that he had four mosquito bites.
我隻腳有三粒蚊𧕴,好有可能係因為我前日去公園。 粵
There are three bites on my leg... it's probably because I was in the park the day before yesterday. [Lit. I [counter] leg have three mosquito-bites, very probable is because I day-before-yesterday go park]
等到差佬來,蚊都瞓啦! 粵 ?!
[粵] paint will dry before the cops come! lit. to wait for the policeman to come, mosquitos would be asleep Legend 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. |