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  soeng4   jyutping
  shang3 chang2   pinyin
[1] [v] repay [2] [v] compensate; make restitution [3] [v] fulfill (a wish)


Stroke count: 16
Level: 3
Radical: (#9)

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

*** This entry has been marked as UNSURE by an editor, so it may not be fully accurate ***


This character was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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detail  bou2 soeng4  bu3 chang2 = to compensate
detail  soeng4 waan4  chang2 huan2 = to repay
detail  mou4 soeng4  wu2 chang2 = free; with no obligation; with no strings attached
detail  dak1 bat1 soeng4 sat1  de2 bu4 chang2 shi1 = (saying) the gains cannot make up for the losses; the losses outweigh the gains
detail  pui4 soeng4  pei2 chang2 = compensate
detail  pui4 soeng4 gam1  pei2 chang2 jin1 = compensation
detail  gu3 jyun4 bou2 soeng4 tiu4 lai6   = Employees' Compensation Ordinance
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