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  deng2 ding2   jyutping
  ding3   pinyin
[] deng2 | [] ding3
[1] [n] top; peak; crown (of the head)
[2] classifier for sth that has a top

[] ding2 | [] ding3
[1] [v] carry on the head; push from below or behind
[2] [adv] most; exceedingly; best
[3] [v] retort; answer back; turn down
[4] [v] withstand; stand up to; be equal to
[5] [v] substitute; replace; take the place of

Default PoS: noun Additional PoS: verbadverbclassifier
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Stroke count: 11
Level: 1
Radical: (#181)

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

This word has been viewed 14344 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 7th Nov 2013 13:58

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detail  saan1 deng2  shan1 ding3 = mountain peak; hilltop; (placename) Shan Ting
detail  naan4 ding2  nan2 ding3 = unbearable; insufferable
detail  ding2 san1  ding3 xin1 = maximum salary
detail  mou5 dak1 ding2   = beyond compare; the best
detail  ding2 m4 zyu6   = cannot stand it
detail  uk1 deng2  wu1 ding3 = roof
detail  ding2 dim2  ding3 dian3 = summit; peak
detail  ding2 dyun1  ding3 duan1 = summit; peak
detail  ding2 zeoi2  ding3 zui3 = backchat, sass, bicker, to talk back to
detail  ding2 zong6  ding3 zhuang4 = contradict (one's elder or superior), charge, knock, against (person, obj)
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Showing all 6 examples containing 頂
detail 好多頭盔畀你
There are lots of helmets for you to choose.
[Lit. have many [counter] helmets give you choose. Note: the counter is optional. 有好多頭盔畀你揀 is okay too.]
detail 頭盔但係唔係好
He's wearing a helmet but it doesn't look too good on him.
[Lit. He wear-continue one [counter] helmet, however not-very stylish.]
detail audio 爬到上山, 猛咁嗍氣
I gasp for breath after climbing up the hilltop.
detail 頭盔但係一啲
He's wearing a helmet but it doesn't look good on him at all.
[Lit. He wear-continue one [counter] helmet, however a little bit also not stylish. 一啲都唔[adjective] is a useful construction to mean "not at all..."]
detail 朋友屋頂上面
I'm standing on the roof of my friend's house.
[Equivalently: 我企喺朋友間屋嘅屋頂度]
detail 脾氣惡頂
His bad temper is quite hard to take.

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