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  lung4   jyutping
  long2   pinyin
the throat


Stroke count: 19
Level: 3
Radical: (#30)

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

*** 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  hau4 lung4  hou2 long2 = throat
detail  hau2 daai6 hau4 lung4 siu2  kou3 da4 hou2 long2 xiao3 = (idiom) to bite off more than you can chew
detail  hau4 lung4 tung3   = sore throat
detail  hau4 lung4 ding3  hou2 long2 ding4 = uvula

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: This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.  
: 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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