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  cin1   jyutping
  qian1   pinyin
[1] thousand [2] many; numerous; very [3] a Chinese family name [4] [Cantonese] [high clipped tone] [n] card cheat; swindler [v] cheat at cards; swindle

alternate and formal form used on checks, in accounting and banking:
Default PoS: noun Additional PoS: adjective
Stroke count: 3
Level: 1
Radical: (#24)

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

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This word has been viewed 11498 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 11th Jul 2009 05:56

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detail  jat1 cin1  yi1 qian1 = one thousand
detail  cin1 maan6  qian1 wan4 = ten million; myriad; a large amount
detail  cin1 gam1   = daughter / something precious
detail  cin1 mai5  qian1 mi3 = kilometre, 1000m
detail  ceot1 cin1  chu1 qian1 = to cheat; cheating (in Poker, Blackjack, Mahjong, etc.)
detail  gei2 cin1  ji3 qian1 = several thousand
detail  loeng5 cin1 nin4  liang3 qian1 nian2 = the year 2000; 2000 years
detail  baat3 cin1  ba1 qian1 = eight thousand; 8000
detail  sei3 cin1  si4 qian1 = four thousand; 4,000
detail  jat1 zi6 cin1 gam1  yi1 zi4 qian1 jin1 = one word is worth a thousand taels of gold
See all 96 compounds (CantoDict reports 112 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing all 7 examples containing 千
detail 千祈唔好插手
You must not, by any means, interfere.
[Lit. you 1000-exhortations don't insert-hand [i.e. put it where it doesn't belong.]]
detail audio 千祈唔好講大話
Don't ever tell lies.
detail 漢字歷史上古老文字之一大概四千
Chinese characters are one of history's most ancient writing scripts, approximately four thousand years old.
detail audio 出千
I caught your cheating!
detail 成功就要一步一步千祈切忌
Take things one step at a time; avoid being rash and hasty if you want to succeed.
detail 佢哋開緊會決定員工命運
They are holding a meeting which would soon decide the fate of thousands of employees.
[The second part of this sentence is a relative clause. The Cantonese clause differs from the English one by omitting the relative pronoun "which". ]
detail 呢啲山路𪙛𠸉㗎喇千祈低波
You must engage low gears when you drive as these mountain roads are very uneven.

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