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[1] [v] arrange; display; lay out [2] [v] state; explain; narrate [3] [adj] old; stale; preserved for a long time [4] [n] a common Chinese surname Additional PoS: Stroke count: 11
Level: 2
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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陳 / 陈 | ||
Don't confuse with: 陣 |
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This word has been viewed 15662 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 13th Mar 2014 10:06 |
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陳詞濫調 can4 ci4 laam6 diu6 = cliché; commonplace; truism; stereotype 陳列室 can4 lit6 sat1 = showroom 陳列 can4 lit6 = exhibit 新陳代謝 san1 can4 doi6 ze6 = (idiom) metabolism; replace the old with the new 陳述 can4 seot6 = to declare; to state 陳舊 can4 gau6 = tattered; ragged; worn out 陳皮 can4 pei4 = [TCM] dried tangerine or orange peel 陳皮梅 can4 pei4 mui4*2 = preserved prune; chan pei mui plum 粵 陳年 can4 nin4 = [adj] wine, etc. of many years' standing; vintage 陳年美酒 can4 nin4 mei5 zau2 = old vintage wine See all 86 compounds (CantoDict reports 85 compounds in total, which would seem to be an error - please report this on the CantoDict forum) |
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Showing all 2 examples containing 陳
陳仔唔介意等多陣。 粵
Chan won't mind waiting a bit longer. [The Cantonese and English versions match each other almost word by word.]
陳仔近排當黑﹐冇咗份工兼且輸埋官司。 粵
Chan was lately down on his luck, losing both his job and the court case. [http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?14,128378] Legend 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. |