襯 (can3 | chen4) : underwear; inner garments; match

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襯

can3

chen4

[1] [n] underwear; inner garments [2] [v] provide a background; [n] background; [v] bring to the fore; supplement [3] [n] lining; liner [4] [粵] to match (clothes, couple, color); [5] [v] line; place something underneath [6] [v] give alms (as to Buddhist monks, etc.)

Stroke count: 21

Level: 3

Radical: (#145)

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

襯 / 衬

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 10th Nov 2014 04:58

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襯衫 can3 saam1 chen4 shan1 = [1] [國] shirt [2] [粵] match clothes

幫襯 bong1 can3 bang1 chen4 = patronage 粵

襯衣 can3 ji1 chen4 yi1 = shirt

搵老襯 wan2 lou5 can3 wen4 lao3 chen4 = to be tricked or cheated by someone 粵

合襯 hap6 can3 = to suit; to match

老襯 lou5 can3 = the victim of fraud, a "sucker" 粵

不配襯 bat1 pui3 can3 = in ill accord, unsuitable, unfitting

襯衫尾 can3 saam1 mei5 = shirt tail

瓜老襯 gwaa1 lou5 can3 = fail; die 粵

搞搞震，冇幫襯 gaau2 gaau2 zan3 mou5 bong1 can3 gao3 gao3 zhen4, mao3 bang1 chen4 = to cause trouble; to go to a store and instead of buying sth. you cause trouble 粵
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多謝你嘅幫襯。下次再嚟過。粵
Thank you for your business. Come back next time.

乜呢間酒店咁噏耷㗎? 點會有人幫襯呀? 粵
Why's this hotel such a mess? How will anyone want to come here?
[Lit. what this [counter] hotel so shabby [particle]? How would have person would frequent [particle]]

我畀人搵老襯。粵
Someone tricked me.

黃色襯紫色好唔好睇呀？
Yellow and purple match, does it look good?

黑色唔襯你。
Black colour doesn't suit(match) you.

處女座同雙子座襯唔襯㗎？
Virgo and Gemini are a match right?

佢好識襯衫。
He/She knows how to match clothes.

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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: 襯
Unicode code for this character: U+896f (off-site link)

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