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  nei4   jyutping
  ni2   pinyin
[1] Buddhist nun
[2] used in transliteration

noun
Stroke count: 5
Level: 1
Radical: (#44)

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

This word has been viewed 12485 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 17th Jul 2013 04:21

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detail  gaa1 taai3 lo4 nei4 aa3  jia1 tai4 luo2 ni2 ya4 = Catalonia, Spain
detail  maa5 dai3 nei4  ma3 di4 ni2 = a martini (loanword)
detail  sik1 nei4  xi1 ni2 = Sydney
detail  nei4 lung4  ni2 long2 = nylon
detail  nei4 jat6 lei6 aa3  ni2 ri4 li4 ya3 (Taiwan), ni2 ri4 li4 ya4 (PRC) = Nigeria
detail  oi3 saa1 nei4 aa3  ai4 sha1 ni2 ya3 (Taiwan), ai4 sha1 ni2 ya4 (PRC) = Estonia
detail  nei4 bok6 ji5  ni2 bo2 er3 = Nepal
detail  bei2 gin1 nei4   = bikini
detail 西  pun4 nei4 sai1 lam4  pan2 ni2 xi1 lin2 = penicillin (loan word); see also 青霉素
detail  gat1 nei4 si1  ji2 ni2 si1 = Guinness (publishers of book of records)
detail  dik6 si6 nei4  di2 shi4 ni = Disney
detail  nei4 gu1  ni2 gu1 = nun
detail  nei4 gu2 ding1  ni2 gu3 ding1 = nicotine
detail  bei2 gin1 nei4 wing6 ji1   = a bikini
detail  gin1 nei4 dei6 sing4   jian1 ni2 di4 cheng2 = Kennedy Town
detail  nei4 lung4 si1 mat6   = nylon stockings (nylons)
detail  jan3 nei4 waa4 jan4  yin4 ni2 hua2 ren2 = Indonesian Chinese
detail  ting1 ni1 si6 ;ting1 ni4 si6*2   = [n] tennis (as loanword)
detail  wan4 nei1 laa4*2   = vanilla (as loanword)
detail  wan4 nei1 laa4*2 jau4   = [n] vanilla extract
detail  jan3 nei4 waa6*2  yin4 ni2 hua4 = Indonesian (language)
detail  jan3 nei4 jan4  yin4 ni2 ren2 = an Indonesian person
detail  bei2 jau1 nei4  bi3 qiu1 ni2 = Buddhist nun
detail  sik1 gaa1 mau4 nei4  shi4 jia1 mou2 ni2 = Sakyamuni Buddha
detail  sik1 gaa1 mau4 nei4 fat6  shi4 jia1 mou2 ni2 fo2 = Sakyamuni Buddha
detail  laai1 nei4 naa4  la1 ni2 na4 = La Nina (equatorial climate variation)
detail  sok3 nei4  suo3 ni2 = Sony
detail  bei2 gei1 nei4  bi3 ji1 ni2 = bikini
detail  bo1 si1 nei4 aa3 jyu5 haak1 coi3 go1 wai4 naa5  bo1 si1 ni2 ya3/4 (Taiwan/PRC) yu3 hei1 sai4 ge1 wei2 na4 = Bosnia and Herzegovina
detail  do1 ming4 nei4 gaa1 gung6 wo4 gwok3  duo1 ming2 ni2 jia1 gong4 he2 guo2 = Dominican Republic
detail 西  jan3 dou6 nei4 sai1 gung6 wo4 gwok3  yin4 du4 ni2 xi1 gong4 he2 gwo2 = Republic of Indonesia
detail  jan3 nei4  yin4 ni2 = Indonesia
detail  nei4 jat6 ji5  ni2 ri4 er3 = Niger
detail  aa3 ji5 baa1 nei4 aa3  a1 er3 ba1 ni2 ya3/4 (Taiwan/PRC) = Albania
detail  aa3 mei5 nei4 aa3  ya4 mei3 ni2 ya3/4 (Taiwan/PRC) = Armenia
detail -  bo1 si1 nei4 aa3 haak1 coi3 go1 wai4 naa5  bo1 si1 ni2 ya4 hei1 sai4 ge1 wei2 na4 = Bosnia and Herzegovina
detail  do1 mai5 nei4 hak1  duo1 mi3 ni2 ke4 = Dominica
detail 西  jan3 dou6 nei4 sai1 aa3  yin4 du4 ni2 xi1 ya3 (Taiwan), yin4 du4 ni2 xi1 ya4 (PRC) = Indonesia
detail  hang2 nei4 aa3  ken3 ni2 ya4 = Kenya
detail 西  mat6 hak1 lo4 nei4 sai1 aa3 lyun4 bong1  mi4 ke4 luo2 ni2 xi1 ya4 lian2 bang1 = Federated States of Micronesia
detail  nei4 gaa1 laai1 gwaa1  ni2 jia1 la1 gua1 = Nicaragua
detail  lo4 maa5 nei4 aa3  luo2 ma3 ni2 ya4 = Romania
detail  sing3 gei1 ci4 wo4 nei4 wai4 si1  sheng4 ji1 ci2 he2 ni2 wei2 si1 = Saint Kitts and Nevis
detail  si1 lok6 man4 nei4 aa3  si1 luo4 wen2 ni2 ya4 = Slovenia
detail  dak6 laap6 nei4 daat6 wo4 do1 baa1 go1  te4 li4 ni2 da2 he2 duo1 ba1 ge1 = Trinidad and Tobago
detail 西  dat6 nei4 sai1 aa3  tu1 ni2 si1 ya1 = Tunisia
detail  bo1 si1 nei4 aa3  bo1 si1 ni2 ya4 = Bosnia
detail  maa5 nei4 laai1  ma3 ni2 la1 = Manila
detail  mou4 lei5 taap3 nei4 aa3  mao2 li3 ta3 ni2 ya4 = Mauritania
detail  dik6 si6 nei4 lok6 jyun4  di2 shi4 ni2 le4 yuan2 = Disneyland
detail  wai1 nei4 si1   = Venice
detail  oi3 saa1 nei4 aa3 dik1  ai4 sha1 ni2 ya4 de5 = [adj] Estonian
detail  daan1 nei4 si1  dan1 ni2 si5 = Dennis (a person's name)
detail  ji1 nei4 aa3 si1  yi1 ni2 ya4 si1 = Aeneas
detail  ji1 nei4 ji1 dak1  yi1 ni2 yi1 de2 = Aeneid
detail  oi3 saa1 nei4 aa3 jan4  ai4 sha1 ni2 ya4 ren2 = an Estonian person
detail  oi3 saa1 nei4 aa3 jyu5  ai4 sha1 ni2 ya4 yu3 = Estonian language
detail  ming4 nei4 sou1 daat6  Ming2 ni2 su1 da2 = Minnesota
detail 西  bo1 lei6 nei4 sai1 aa3  bo1 li4 ni2 xi1 ya4 = Polynesia
detail  tip3 saat3 lo4 nei4 gaa1 cin4 syu1  tie3 sa1 luo2 ni2 jia1 qian2 shu1 = 1 Thessalonians
detail  tip3 saat3 lo4 nei4 gaa1 hau6 syu1  tie3 sa1 luo2 ni2 jia1 hou4 shu1 = 2 Thessalonians
detail  taan2 song1 nei4 aa3  tan3 sang1 ni2 ya4 = Tanzania
detail  gaa1 lei6 fuk1 nei4 aa3 daai6 hok6 lok3 caam3 gei1 fan1 haau6  jia1 li4 fu2 ni2 ya4 da4 xue2 luo4 shan1 ji1 fen1 xiao4 = UCLA
detail  gaa1 lei6 fuk1 nei4 aa3  jia1 li4 fu2 ni2 ya3 (Taiwan), jia1 li4 fu2 ni2 ya4 (PRC) = California
detail  mou4 lei5 taap3 nei4 aa3  mao2 li3 ta3 ni2 ya4 = Mauritania
detail  baak3 ji5 nei4  bo2 er3 ni2 = Bern
detail  go1 baak6 nei4  ge1 bai2 ni2 = Nicolaus Copernicus
detail  nei4 aa3 mei5  ni2 ya4 mei3 = Niamey
detail  nei4 hei1 mai5 gei3  ni2 xi1 mi3 ji4 = Book of Nehemiah
detail 西  nei4 fo1 sai1 aa3  ni2 ke1 xi1 ya4 = Nicosia
detail  nei4 hak1 lou5  ni2 he4 lu3 = Nehru
detail 西  haak3 sai1 maa5 nei4 jyun4  ke4 xi1 ma3 ni2 yuan2 = Garden of Gethsemane
detail  aa3 ji5 baa1 nei4 aa3 dik1  a1 er3 ba1 ni2 ya4 de5 = [adj] Albanian
detail  nei4 lak6 hak1  ni2 le4 ke4 = Nileke (place in Xinjiang)
detail  nei4 maa5  ni2 ma3 = Nima (place in Tibet)
detail  nei4 muk6  ni2 mu4 = Nimu (place in Tibet)
detail  coek3 nei4  zhuo1 ni2 = Zhuoni (place in Gansu)
detail  wong4 gaa1 nei4 bok6 ji5 hong4 hung1   = Royal Nepal Airlines
detail  hang2 nei4 aa3 hong4 hung1 gung1 si1   = Kenya Airways
detail  nei4 jat6 ji5 ho4   = Niger
detail  aa3 ji5 baa1 nei4 aa3 saan1 mak6   = the Albanian Alps
detail  hin1 nei4 si1 dou6  xuan1 ni2 shi1 dao4 = Hennessy Road
detail  mou6 nei4 hak1  mu4 ni2 hei1 = Munich
detail  nei4 lo4 ho4   = the Nile River
detail  hoeng1 gong2 dik6 si6 nei4 lok6 jyun4  xiang1 gang3 di2 shi4 ni2 le4 yuan2 = Hong Kong Disneyland
detail  nei4 bok6 ji5 lou4 bei2  ni2 bo2 er3 lu2 bi3 = Nepalese Rupee
detail  sing3 on1 do1 nei4 gaau3 tong4   = Igreja de St. Antonio (also 花王堂)
detail  nei4 lo4  ni2 luo2 = the Nile
detail  tip3 saat3 lo4 nei4 gaa1  tie3 sa1 luo2 ni2 jia1 = Thessalonica
detail  nei4 lo4 ho4  ni2 luo2 he2 = the Nile
detail  gat1 nei4 si1 sai3 gaai3 gei3 luk6  ji2 ni2 si1 shi4 jie4 ji4 lu4 = Guinness (Book of World Records)
detail  fat1 gat1 nei4 aa3 lei5 gung1 daai6 hok6  fu2 ji2 ni2 ya4 li3 gong3 da4 xue2 = Virginia Tech University
detail  gaa1 lei6 fuk1 nei4 aa3 daai6 hok6  jia1 li4 fu2 ni2 ya4 da4 xue2 = University of California
detail  maa5 nei4 laai1 daai6 hok6  ma3 ni2 la1 da4 xue2 = University of Manila
detail  siu2 hung4 wai4 nei4  xiao3 xiong2 wei2 ni2 = Winnie the Pooh
detail  gaa1 lei6 fuk1 nei4 aa3 zau1  jia1 li4 fu2 ni2 ya4 zhou1 = California
detail  ming4 nei4 sou1 daat6 zau1  ming2 ni2 su1 da2 zhou1 = Minnesota
detail  bo1 si1 nei4 aa3 jyu5  bo1 si1 ni2 ya4 yu3 = Bosnian (language)
detail  dik6 si1 nei4 lok6 jyun4  di2 si1 ni2 le4 yuan2 = Disneyland
detail  nei4 aa3 gaa1 laai1 daai6 buk6 bou3   = Niagara Falls
detail  ban1 zik6 faan4 lei4 aa3  bin1 xi1 fan2 ni2 ya4 = Pennsylvania
detail  wai4 gat1 nei4 aa3  wei2 ji2 ni2 ya4 = Virginia
detail 西  sai1 wai4 gat1 nei4 aa3  xi1 wei2 ji2 ni2 ya4 = West Virginia
detail  ban1 zik6 faat3 nei4 aa3  bin1 xi1 fa3 ni2 ya4 = Pennsylvania
detail  fat6 gat1 nei4 aa3  fo2 ji2 ni2 ya4 = Virginia
detail 西  sai1 fat6 gat1 nei4 aa3  xi1 fo2 ji2 ni2 ya4 = West Virginia
detail  taap3 si1 maa5 nei4 aa3 mo1 gwai2  ta3 si1 ma3 ni2 ya4 mo2 gui3 = Tasmanian devil
detail  taap3 si1 maa5 nei4 aa3  ta3 si1 ma3 ni2 ya4 = Tasmania
detail  laa1 hak1 maan6 nei4 nok6 fu1  la1 he4 man4 ni2 nuo4 fu1 = Rachmaninoff
detail  wai4 nei4 leon4  wei2 ni2 lun2 = vinalon
detail  nei4 hong1  ni2 kang1 = Nikon
detail  lim5 gei1 nei4  lian3 ji1 ni2 = facekini
detail  lau4 nei4 wong1 dou2  liu2 ni2 wang1 dao3 = Réunion, Reunion
detail  cai3 nei4  qie1 ni2 = (vice-president Dick) Cheney
detail  mak6 gong1 haa1 nei4 zuk6 zi6 zi6 jyun6  mo4 jiang1 ha1 ni2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 xian4 = Mojiang Ha'nizu autonomous county (county in Yunnan)
detail  mei5 gwok3 dik6 si6 nei4 zung2 gung1 si1   = the Walt Disney Company
detail  jan3 nei4 zung3 hap6 zi2 sou3   = Jakarta Composite Index
detail  jau1 nei4 fo1  You4 ni2 ke1 = Unolocal (US oil company)
detail  nei4 saan3  ni2 san4 = Nisan
detail  bo1 mei5 laai1 nei4 aa3   = Pomerania
detail  daan1 nei4 si6 geoi6 lung4  dan1 ni2 ju4 long2 = Dennis Dragon bus
detail 禿  daan1 nei4 si6 tuk1 jing1  dan1 ni2 shi4 tu1 ying1 = Dennis Condor bus
detail  daan1 nei4 si6 saam1 caa1 gik1 saam1 jing4  dan1 ni2 shi4 san1 cha1 ji3 san1 xing2 = Dennis Trident 3 bus

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