許 (heoi2 | xu3) : allow; promise; praise; maybe; about

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許

heoi2

xu3

[1] [v] allow; permit; approve
[2] [v] promise; pledge; be betrothed (to)
[3] [v] praise; commend; compliment
[4] [adv] maybe; perhaps; probably
[5] [adv] about; approximately; a little more than
[6] [adv] so; very; such
[7] [n] a surname

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Stroke count: 11

Level: 2

Radical: (#149)

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

許 / 许

This word has been viewed 11553 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 10th Nov 2013 14:25

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也許 jaa5 heoi2 ye3 xu3 = perhaps, maybe 國

或許 waak6 heoi2 huo4 xu3 = perhaps, maybe 國

不許 bat1 heoi2 bu4 xu3 = not allowed; cannot; must not

容許 jung4 heoi2 rong2 xu3 = to allow

允許 wan5 heoi2 yun3 xu3 = to permit; to allow

准許 zeon2 heoi2 zhun3 xu3 = to allow

許可 heoi2 ho2 xu3 ke3 = to allow; to permit

許多 heoi2 do1 xu3 duo1 = many; much; a lot of

少許 siu2 heoi2 shao3 xv3 = slightness

許可證 heoi2 ho2 zing3 = licence; license; permit; warrant

不准許 bat1 zeon2 heoi2 bu4 zhun3 xu3 = forbidden; not allowed 國

些許 se1 heoi2 xie1 xu3 = trifling

書面許可 syu1 min6 heoi2 ho2 shu1 mian4 xu3 ke3 = written permission; written authorization

期許 kei4 heoi2 qi1 xu3 (PRC), qi2 xu3 (Taiwan) = expectation

許可協議 heoi2 ho2 hip3 ji5 xu3 ke3 xie2 yi4 = license

只許成功不許失敗 zi2 heoi2 sing4 gung1, bat1 heoi2 sat1 baai6 zhi3 xu3 cheng2 gong1 bu4 xu3 shi1 bai4 = Only allow success, not allow failure

嘉許 gaa1 heoi2 jia1 xu3 = favorable; praise

工作許可證 gung1 zok3 heoi2 ho2 zing3 = permit-to-work card (common formation)

有少許 jau5 siu2 heoi2 = there is a little..., there is some...

特許權稅 dak6 heoi2 kyun4 seoi3 = an excise tax

特許經營 dak6 heoi2 ging1 jing4 = a franchise

許願 heoi2 jyun6 xu3 yuan4 = make a vow to a god; promise someone a reward

封官許願 fung1 gun1 heoi2 jyun6 feng1 guan1 xu3 yuan4 = to offer official posts and make lavish promises (said as a pejorative)

應許 jing3 heoi2 ying4 xu3 = promise

默許 mak6 heoi2 mo4 xu3 = allow by absense of vocal objection; acquiesce; acquiescence

許配 heoi2 pui3 xu3 pei4 = to betroth a girl (in arranged marriages); to marry off

許冠傑 heoi2 gun1 git6 xu3 guan4 jie2 = Samuel Hui

許家屯 heoi2 gaa1 tyun4 = Xu Jiatun (former member of the CPC Central Committee)

許冠英 heoi2 gun1 jing1 xu3 guan1 ying1 = Ricky Hui

許冠文 heoi2 gun1 man4 xu3 guan1 wen2 = Michael Hui

許留山 heoi2 lau4 saan1 = Hui Lau Shan (restaurant)

許鞍華 heoi2 on1 waa4 = Ann Hui

許志安 heoi2 zi3 on1 xu3 zhi4 an1 = Andy Hui

特許經銷商 dak6 heoi2 ging1 siu1 soeng1 = a franchised dealer

以身相許 ji5 san1 soeng1 heoi2 = give yourself to someone else; "favors" (as in sexual privileges)

軟件使用許可證 jyun5 gin6*2 si2 jung6 heoi2 ho2 zing3 ruan3 jian4 shi3 yong4 xu3 ke3 zheng4 = software license (common formation)

許願樹 heoi2 jyun6 syu6 xu3 yuan4 shu4 = wishing tree(s)

許茹芸 heoi2 jyu4 wan4 xu3 ru2 yun2 = Valen Hsu

許曼筠 heoi2 maan6 gwan1 xu3 man4 jun1 = MAKI

許孟哲 heoi2 maang6 zit3 xu3 meng4 zhe2 = Jason Hsu

許美靜 heoi2 mei5 zing6 xu3 mei2 jing4 = Mavis Hee

許紹洋 heoi2 siu6 joeng4 xu3 shao4 yang2 = Ambrose Hsu

許慧欣 heoi2 wai6 jan1 xu3 hui4 xin1 = Evonne Hsu

許惠琛 heoi2 wai6 sam1 xu3 hui4 chen1 = Hoy Wai Sam

許哲珮 heoi2 zit3 pui3 xu3 zhe2 pei4 = Peggy Hsu

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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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