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  sung3   jyutping
  song4   pinyin
[1] send; deliver; dispatch; convey
[2] give (as a gift); present
[3] see sb off/out; accompany sb to; take/drive sb to
[4] lose; waste


verb
Stroke count: 10
Level: 2
Radical: (#162)

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

This word has been viewed 12330 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 23rd Jul 2009 16:07

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detail  sung3 fo3  song4 huo4 = deliver goods
detail  dyun6 sung3  duan4 song4 = forfeit
detail  sung3 fo3 jyun4  song4 huo4 yuan2 = delivery man
detail  maai5 jat1 sung3 jat1   = buy one get one free
detail  sung3 zung1   = attend upon a dying relative
detail  sung3 lai5  song4 li3 = to give sb. a present; to present sb. a gift
detail  sung3 haang4  song4 xing2 = to see sb. off
detail  syu1 sung3  shu1 song4 = to transport; to carry
detail  bo3 sung3  bo1 song4 = broadcast; transmit; beam
detail  wan6 sung3  yun4 song4 = to transport
detail  zang6 sung3  zeng4 song4 = to give a present or a gift
detail  cyun4 sung3  chuan2 song4 = to convey; to deliver
detail  faat3 sung3 dyun2 seon3  fa1 song4 duan3 xun4 = to send a (mobile phone) text message; to text
detail  sung3 heoi3   = deliver
detail  sung3 jyun6*2   = to send to the hospital
detail  tau4 waai4 sung3 pou5   = throw oneself at
detail  sung3 bou3 saang1   = newsboy, newsman
detail  bat1 sung3  bu4 song4 = don't bother to see me out
detail  bat1 sung3 hei3  bu4 song4 qi4 = unaspirated
detail  bou2 sung3  bao3 song4 = recommend (for admission to school)
detail  cyun4 sung3 fuk6 mou6  chuan2 song4 fu2 wu4 = delivery service
detail  gwong1 faat3 sung3 hei3  guang1 fa1 song4 qi4 = optical transmitter
detail  fun1 sung3  huan1 song4 = see off; send off
detail  din6 zi2 jau4 gin6*2 cyun4 sung3 fuk6 mou6  dian4 zi3 you2 jian4 chuan2 song4 fu2 wu4 = (E-)mail delivery service
detail  dong2 on3 zyun2 sung3  dang4 an4 zhuan3 song4 = file transfer
detail  am3 sung3 cau1 bo1  an4 song4 qiu1 bo1 = make eyes at sb while others are not looking; ogle
detail  cing4 sung3  cheng2 song4 = present; render
detail  sung3 gaau1   = to deliver, hand over
detail  gei3 sung3  ji4 song4 = to send; to transmit
detail  sung3 gau6 jing4 san1   = send off the old, welcome the new
detail  sung3 joeng4 jap6 fu2 hau2   = send a person to a dangerous place
detail  cin1 lei5 sung3 ngo4 mou4, lai5 hing1 cing4 ji3 zung6   = the meaning is more important than the value of the present
detail  cin1 lei5 sung3 ngo4 mou4, mat6 hing1 cing4 ji3 zung6   = the meaning is more important than the value of the present
detail  syut3 zung1 sung3 taan3  xue3 zhong1 song4 tan4 = giving assistance to others in their times of need
detail  ngoi6 sung3  wai4 song4 = to send out; fast food delivered
detail  din6 jau4 faat3 sung3   = to send email
detail  sung3 kap1  song4 gei3 = to send; to give as a present
detail  hin2 sung3 wui4 gwok3  qian3 song4 hui2 guo2 = repatriate back to one's country
detail  sung3 ce1 mei5  song4 che wei3 = miss the bus
detail  sung3 ji1  song4 yi1 = send to hospital; drive to hospital
detail  teoi1 sung3  tui1 song4 = a propelling movement
detail  sung3 zi2 hei3  song4 zhi3 qi4 = a sheet feeder
detail  wu6 sung2  hu4 song4 = escort under guard
detail 西  sung3 heoi3 sai1 tin1  song4 qu4 xi1 tin1 = kill somebody
detail  muk6 sung3  mu4 song4 = to see somebody off; to follow someone with one's eyes as he leaves
detail  sung3 sei2  song4 si3 = flirt with death; put oneself in a deadly situation
detail  fong3 sung3  fang4 song4 = broadcast
detail  zyun2 sung3  zhuan3 song4 = 1. transmit; transfer; pass on 2. make a gift of something given to one
detail  gung1 sung3  gong1 song4 = to respectfully see sb. off
detail  syu1 sung3 daai3*2  shu1 song4 dai4 = conveyor belt
detail  zi1 liu6*2 cyun4 sung3 fuk6 mou6  zi1 liao4 chuan2 song4 fu2 wu4 = data delivery service
detail  syu1 sung3 mui4 gaai3  shu1 song4 mei2 jie4 = transport medium
detail  sung3 gaau1 ze2   = submitter (indicates who a message was "posted by" for blog or BBS entries)
detail  do1 mui4 tai2 cyun4 sung3 fuk6 mou6   = MMS (multimedia messaging service)
detail  aa3 lung4 sung3 ban3   = not listening, not complying
detail  mak6 mak6 sung3   = McDelivery
detail  ceon4 syu1 jyut6 sung3  xun2 shu1​ yue4​ song4 = give tribute/taxes every month

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detail 我唔知邊個邊度
I don't know who's delivering [lunch] where.
detail 畀你
I've got something to give you.
detail audio 若果聖誕老人送禮畀你
If you aren't a good boy, Santa won't bring you any presents.
detail 的話聖誕老公公不會禮物
If you aren't a good boy, Santa won't bring you any presents!
detail 唔要嘅話可以第二個
If you don't want it, you can just give it to somebody else.
[Lit. you don't want [conditional delimiter], can give-present give other person]
detail 真係多謝雪中送炭我哋先至難關
We really must thank you for giving us (the money, food, material needs etc) so that we can make it through the hard times.
detail 送禮心意
With gift-giving, it's the thought that counts. [Lit.] (with) gift-giving, it's about thought.
[講 is short for 講求.]
detail 聽日聚會頸鏈
At tomorrow's gathering, I will be wearing the necklace you gave me.
[住 (-ing) is a durative marker in a future tense sentence here.]

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: This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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