唇 (seon4 | chun2) : lip

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唇

seon4

chun2

lip; lip-shaped thing; [adj] labial

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Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 10

Level: 2

Radical: 口 (#30)

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

唇

This word has been viewed 7330 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 9th Jan 2010 03:53

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嘴唇 zeoi2 seon4 zui3 chun2 = lips

唇膏 seon4 gou1 chun2 gao1 = lipstick

口唇 hau2 seon4 = labia oris; oral lips 粵

上唇 soeng6 seon4 shang4 chun2 = upper lip

下唇 haa6 seon4 xia4 chun2 = lower lip

魚唇 jyu4 seon4 yu2 zhen4 = fish maw

驢唇不對馬嘴 lou4 soen4 bat1 deoi3 maa5 zeoi2 lu2 cun2 bu2 dui4 ma3 zui3 = to offer an irrevelant answer to a question

唇齒音 seon4 ci2 jam1 = [ling.] labiodental (made with the lower lip and the upper front teeth)

雙唇音 soeng1 seon4 jam1 = [ling.] bilabial (made with the two lips)

兔唇 tou3 seon4 tu4 chun2 = cleft lip; harelip
See all 22 compounds (CantoDict reports 21 compounds in total, which would seem to be an error - please report this on the CantoDict forum)

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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.

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Decimal representation of this word: 唇
Unicode code for this character: U+5507 (off-site link)

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