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sing2 seng2
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[1] [v] wake up; sober up; come round [2] [v] come to understand; become aware [3] [adj] clear (in mind); striking; eye-catching [4] [粵] [adj] clever; smart; showing initiative [5] [粵] [v] give (guidance, money, a slap); present (award) Jyutping sing2 is literary reading; seng2 is colloquial.
Default PoS: Additional PoS: Stroke count: 16
Level: 1
Radical: 酉 (#164)
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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This word has been viewed 10520 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 4th Jan 2014 05:46 |
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醒胃 sing2 wai6 = appetising, appetizing 粵 醒唔起 seng2 m4 hei2 = cannot remember, not able to remember 粵 抄醒 caau3 seng2 = wake sb up from sleep 粵 扎醒 zaat3 seng2 = wake up suddenly 粵 叫醒 giu3 seng2 = to rouse, waken 提醒 tai4 seng2 = to remind; to make aware; to inform 醒目 sing2 muk6 = intelligent; showing initiative; eye-catching; awake 醒目仔 sing2 muk6 zai2 = clever child (male) 粵 醒目女 sing2 muk6 neoi5*2 = clever child (female) 粵 覺醒 gok3 seng2 = to realise; to dawn upon; to become aware of See all 45 compounds (CantoDict reports 43 compounds in total, which would seem to be an error - please report this on the CantoDict forum) |
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Showing all 5 examples containing 醒
我畀成日喊嗰個BB嘈醒咗 粵
I was rudely awoken by the baby that just won't stop crying. [Lit. I by all-day cry that [counter] baby noisy wake-up already]
佢琴晚冇閂窗,一醒發覺身體有四粒蚊𧕴 粵
He didn't shut the window yesterday. When he woke up found that he had four mosquito bites. 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. |