願 (jyun6 | yuan4) : wish, hope, desire

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願

jyun6

yuan4

[1] [n] wish; hope; desire; aspiration
[2] [v] be willing; be ready; wish to
[3] [n] vow (made before Buddha or a god)

(Classifier(s): 個)

Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 19

Level: 3

Radical: (#181)

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

願 / 愿

This word has been viewed 11599 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:46

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願意 jyun6 ji3 yuan4 yi4 = to be willing (to do something)

唔甘願 m4 gam1 jyun6 = not accepting 粵

願你 jyun6 nei5 = to hope you...; hoping you...

願望 jyun6 mong6 yuan4 wang4 = wish; desire

志願 zi3 jyun6 zhi4 yuan4 = aspiration; volunteer

祝願 zuk1 jyun6 zhu4 yuan4 = to wish

自願 zi6 jyun6 zi4 yuan4 = voluntary

心願 sam1 jyun6 xin1 yuan4 = desire; goal

請願 cing2 jyun6 qing3 yuan4 = petition; to petition

意願 ji3 jyun6 yi4 yuan4 = [1] aspiration; [2] wish (for), desire

寧願 ning4 jyun6/6*2 ning4 yuan4 = would rather, better

情願 cing4 jyun6*2 qing2 yuan4 = willingness, would rather (agree to X than Y)

誓願 sai6 jyun6 = an oath, a pledge 粵

不情願 bat1 cing4 jyun6*2 bu4 qing2 yuan4 = to be unwilling 國

志願者 zi3 jyun6 ze2 zhi4 yuan4 zhe3 = voluntary worker, volunteer

但願 daan6 jyun6 dan4 yuan4 = if only (it were possible to...)

願意不願意 jyun6 ji3 bat1 jyun6 ji3 yuan4 yi4 bu2 yuan4 yi4 = whether one wants to or not 國

請願書 cing2 jyun6 syu1 qing3 yuan4 shu1 = petition

自願提早退休計劃 zi6 jyun6 tai4 zou2 teoi3 jau1 gai3 waak6 = voluntary early retirement package

遺願 wai4 jyun6 yi2 yuan4 = the last wishes of the departed

心甘情願 sam1 gam1 cing4 jyun6*2 xin1 gan1 qing2 yuan4 = to perfectly happy to do; most willing to do

志願書 zi3 jyun6 syu1 zhi4 yuan4 shu1 = application form

自覺自願 zi6 gok3 zi6 jyun6 zi4 jue2 zi4 yuan4 = voluntarily; willingly; of one's own free will

一相情願 jat1 soeng1 cing4 jyun6 yi1 xiang1 qing2 yuan4 = variant of 一厢情願

誓願當食生菜 sai6 jyun6 dong3 sik6 saang1 coi3 = not being serious when making a vow or a pledge 粵

宏願 wang5 jyun6 hong2 yuan4 = great aspirations; noble ambition

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)

得償所願 dak1 soeng4 so2 jyun6 de2 chang2 suo3 yuan4 = to achieve a desire

一廂情願 jat1 soeng1 cing4 jyun6 yi4 xiang1 qing2 yuan4 = one's own wishful thinking

如願以償 jyu4 jyun6 ji5 soeng4 ru2 yuan4 yi3 chang2 = to be rewarded with what one hoped for; to receive what one had been hoping for

祈願 kei4 jyun6 qi2 yuan4 = wish

兩廂情願 loeng5 soeng1 cing4 jyun6 liang3 xiang1 qing2 yuan4 = in mutual agreement; both parties are willing

兩相情願 loeng5 soeng1 cing4 jyun6 liang3 xiang1 qing2 yuan4 = by mutual agreement; by the consent of two willing parties

願景 jyun6 ging2 yuan4 jing3 = vision

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

事與願違 si6 jyu5 jyun6 wai4 shi4 yu3 yuan4 wei2 = the outcome of sth. is contrary to one's expectations or wishes

姜太公釣魚，願者上釣 goeng1 taai3 gung1 diu3 jyu4*2 jyun6 ze2 soeng5 diu3 jiang1 tai4 gong1 diao4 yu2 yuan4 zhe3 shang4 diao4 = one would do something voluntarily if that's what he wants to do.

夙願 suk1 jyun6 su4 yuan4 = a long-cherished wish, a cherished dream

願賭服輸 jyun6 dou2 fuk6 syu1 yuan4 du3 fu2 shu1 = accept defeat with grace

Showing 1 example containing 願

係真嘅，我可以誓願㗎。粵
It's true I swear!

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