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ngan4
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[1] [n] silver; argentum (Ag) [2] [n] currency; cash; coin [3] [adj] silver-coloured; silvery Default PoS: Additional PoS: Stroke count: 14
Level: 1
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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銀 / 银 | ||
This word has been viewed 15177 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Sep 2013 15:04 |
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銀行 ngan4 hong4 = bank 銀仔 ngan4*2 zai2 = coins; small money 粵 銀包 ngan4 baau1 = wallet; purse 粵 收銀員 sau1 ngan4*2 jyun4 = counterperson; clerk; cashier 銀根 ngan4 gan1 = the money market; money 金銀財寶 gam1 ngan4 coi4 bou2 = treasures, riches 銀牌 ngan4 paai4 = silver medal 銀幕 ngan4 mok6 = the movies, the "silver screen" 銀色 ngan4 sik1 = silveriness, the grade of silver in coins 金銀 gam1 ngan4 = bullion See all 125 compounds (CantoDict reports 238 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations) |
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Showing all 6 examples containing 銀
佢頭先話畀我聽佢想等陣去銀行幫人哋入票 粵
He told me he wanted to go to the bank soon to cash a cheque for someone. [頭先 implies 10 or 20 minutes ago; contrast with 啱啱 which implies a few seconds ago.]
我等陣想去銀行幫人哋入票 粵
I'll want to go to the bank to cash a cheque for someone soon. [Shouldn't be parsed as 我等 陣(我哋) but as 我 等陣] 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. |