貢 (gung3 | gong4) : tribute; loiter

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貢

gung3

gong4

[1] pay tribute; tribute
[2] [archaic] recommend or select talents
[3] [粵] loiter; scamper
[4] [粵] (adv) unsteadily; shakily
[5] [粵] burrow

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Stroke count: 10

Level: 3

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

貢 / 贡

This word has been viewed 7064 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 13th Jul 2009 14:23

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貢獻 gung3 hin3 gong4 xian4 = to contribute, devote

啤啤貢 be1 be1 gung3 = staring

朝貢 ciu4 gung3 chao2 gong4 = to present tribute to an emperor

理論貢獻 lei5 leon6 gung3 hin3 li3 lun4 gong4 xian4 = theoretical contribution

岌岌貢 ngap6 ngap6 gung3 = rickety; shaky 粵

貢品 gung3 ban2 gong4 pin3 = a tribute

跳跳貢 tiu3 tiu3 gung3 = [1] tripping; bouncing and vivacious [2] to skip; to caper 粵

四圍貢 sei3 wai4 gung3 = loiter around 粵

進貢 zeon3 gung3 jin4 gong4 = pay tribute (to an emperor or suzerain)

西貢 sai1 gung3 = Saigon

西貢叾 sai1 gung3 duk1 xi1 gong4 du3 = Sai Kung Tuk, Hong Kong

呈貢 cing4 gung3 cheng2 gong4 = Chenggong (place in Yunnan)

福貢 fuk1 gung3 fu2 gong4 = Fugong (place in Yunnan)

貢寮鄉 gung3 liu4 hoeng1 gong4 liao2 xiang1 = Kungliao (village in Taiwan)

左貢 zo2 gung3 zuo3 gong4 = Zuogong (place in Tibet)

西貢海 sai1 gung3 hoi2 = Sai Kung Hoi, Inner Port Shelter

西貢公路 sai1 gung3 gung1 lou6 = Hirams Highway

西貢煲仔飯 sai1 gung3 bou1 zai2 faan6 = Saigon special clay pot

貢嘎 gung3 gaa4 gong4 ga2 = Gongkar (town in central Tibet and Lhasa airport)

Showing 1 example containing 貢

妹妹成日喺度跳跳貢粵
She's always running around madly.
[Lit. little sister all-day at-here running-around]

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