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  man4 man6   jyutping
  wen2 wen4   pinyin
(jyutping) man4, (pinyin) wen2
[1] hear; have heard of
[2] smell; sniff
[3] news; story
[4] [n] repute; reputation

(jyutping) man6, (pinyin) wen4
[adj] well-known; famous


Default PoS: verb Additional PoS: nounadjective
Stroke count: 14
Level: 3
Radical: (#128)

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

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This word has been viewed 11494 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 9th Mar 2010 13:09

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detail  fei1 man4  fei1 wen2 = sex scandal
detail  man4 dou3*2  wen2 dao4 = to smell
detail  san1 man4*2/4  xin1 wen2 = news
detail  cyun4 man4  chuan2 wen2 = hearsay
detail  geoi2 sai3 man6 ming4  ju3 shi4 wen2 ming2 = world-famous
detail  gin3 man6  jian4 wen2 = experience; general knowledge; information; what one sees and hears
detail  man4 ming4  wen2 ming2 = well-known; famous; renowned; eminent
detail  san1 man4 gaai3  xin1 wen2 jie4 = the press, the media
detail  cau2 man4  chou3 wen2 = scandal
detail 稿  san1 man4 gou2   = press release
detail  teng1 man4   = hear; hearing
detail  man4 dak1   = hear, understand
detail  man4 fung1   = hear, understand
detail  man4 gin3  wen2 jian4 = hear, understand
detail  san1 man4 zi2   = newspaper, newsprint
detail  bat1 man4 bat1 man6  bu4 wen2 bu4 wen4 = not bother to ask questions or listen to what's said; show no interest in sth; be indifferent to something
detail  san1 man4 miu4 tai2  xin1 wen2 mei2 ti3 = news media
detail  san1 man4 hok6  xin1 wen4 xue2 = journalism
detail  san1 man4 mong5  xin1 wen2 wang3 = news agency
detail  san1 man4 gei3 ze2  xin1 wen4 ji4 zhe1 = journalist
detail  jau5 sin3 san1 man4 mong5  you3 xian4 xin1 wen2 wang3 = Cable News Network (CNN)
detail  san1 man4 jan4 mat6*2   = newsmaker
detail  fu6 man4  fu4 wen2 = obituary (also 訃文)
detail  gong2 man4   = Hong Kong local news
detail  tyut3 mak6*2 san1 man4 zi2   = deinked newsprint
detail  san1 man4 zyu2 bo3  xin1 wen2 zhu3 bo1 = [n] newsreader; anchor
detail  san1 man4 do1 do1  xin1 wen2 duo1 duo1 = a lot of (continuous) news
detail  teng1 man4 waa6   = hearsay; be told; hear of
detail  tau4 tiu4 san1 man4  tou2 tiao2 xin1 wen2 = front-page news, headline news
detail  san1 man4 bou3 dou6 jyun4   = newscaster; newsreader; news presenter
detail  gu1 lau6 gwaa2 man4  gu1 lou4 gua3 wen2 = ill-informed, uneducated
detail  haai5/hoi5 jan4 teng1 man4   = terrifying news
detail  cung1 ji5 bat1 man4  chong1 er3 bu4 wen2 = plug one's ears and refuse to listen
detail  ting1 ji4 bat1 man4  ting1 er2 bu4 wen2 = to listen but not really hear; turn a deaf ear to
detail  si6 ji4 bat1 gin3, ting1 ji4 bat1 man4  shi4 er2 bu4 jian4, ting1 er2 bu4 wen2 = take no notice; to appear to looking and listening, but not really
detail  faa1 bin1 san1 man4  hua1 bian1 xin1 wen2 = gossip column, gossip news
detail  gong1 wu4 cyun4 man4  jiang1 hu2 chuan2 wen2 = street level rumours
detail  bei3 man4  mi4 wen2 = secret news; insider information
detail  baat3 gwaa3 san1 man4  ba1 gua4 xin1 wen2 = gossip news
detail  gaai1 zi1 hong6 man4  jie1 zhi1 xiang4 wen2 = known to everyone; known and heard of in the streets and alleys
detail  hon2 man4  han3 wen2 = to seldom hear of
detail  sai1 gaai3 man4 ming4  shi4 jie4 wen2 ming2 = world renown
detail  hei2 man4 lok6 gin3  xi3 wen2 le4 jian4 = to enjoy hearing and seeing; to like to hear and see
detail  mak6 mak6 mou4 man4  mo4 mo4 wu2 wen2 = be completely unknown or unrecognized to the public; to have no reputation; to live in obscurity
detail  bou1 seoi2 san1 man4  bao1 shui3 xin1 wen2 = news without substantial facts; gossip news; fabricated news
detail  haa4 ji5 man4 ming4  xia2 er3 wen2 ming2 = famous and well-known far and wide
detail  baak3 man4 bat1 jyu4 jat1 gin3  bai3 wen2 bu4 ru2 yi1 jian4 = seeing is believing
detail  jiu3 man4  yao4 wen2 = important news; news headlines
detail  man4 gin3 gun1 coi4 hoeng1   = have one foot in the grave
detail  tou4 sik1 san1 man4*2  tao2 se4 xin1 wen2 = news stories about love and sex
detail  gwok3 zai3 gin3 man6  guo2 ji4 jian4 wen2 = International Background Knowledge
detail  jat6 bun2 ging1 zai3 san1 man4  ri4 ben3 jing1 ji4 xin1 wen2 = Japanese Economic News
detail  san1 man4 zau1 hon1*2  xin1 wen2 zhou1 kan1 = Newsweek magazine
detail  ceoi4 man4  xu2 wen2 = Xuwen (place in Guangdong)
detail  gwok3 mou6 jyun6*2 san1 man4 baan6 gung1 sat1   = Information Office of the State Council
detail  gong2 man4 baan2   = the local news page in HK papers
detail  mei5 gwok3 jau5 sin3 san1 man4 mong5  mei3 guo2 you3 xian4 xin1 wen2 wang3 = Cable Network News; CNN
detail  zi3 joek6 mong5 man4  zhi4 ruo4 wang3 wen2 = to act indifferent; to pretend that one didn't hear sth.
detail  loek6 jau5 so2 man4  lue4 you3 suo3 wen2 = have caught wind of; to have heard a little about
detail  giu3 tin1 bat1 jing3 giu1 dei6 bat1 man4   = nowhere to turn for help
detail  hoeng1 gong2 san1 man4 hang4 zing3 jan4 jyun4 hip3 wui6*2   = The Hong Kong News Executives' Association
detail  san1 man4 jan4 jyun4 hang4 zing3 hip3 wui6*2   = News Executives’ Association
detail  san1 man4 zaap6 tyun4   = News Corp

Showing 1 example containing 聞
detail 自從新聞報道椰子又盛, 一帶食肆食住條水, 推出各種各樣椰子有關小食
Ever since the news reported that coconuts were good and all, the entire stretch of eateries here seize the opportunity to serve snacks made from coconuts.
[http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?14,137972,137975#msg-137975]

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