慢 (maan6 | man4) : slow; unhurried; supercilious; rude

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慢

maan6

man4

[1] slow; unhurried; sluggish | [antonym] 快
[2] supercilious; rude; discourteous

Stroke count: 14

Level: 1

Radical: 心 (#61)

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

慢

Don't confuse with:
漫謾

This word has been viewed 11766 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Apr 2014 10:40

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慢慢行 maan6 maan6*2 haang4 = take it easy, take care 粵

慢火煮 maan6 fo2 zyu2 man4 huo3 zhu3 = simmer

慢慢 maan6 maan6*2; maan6*2 maan6 man4 man4 = [慢6慢6*2] take your time; slowly, leisurely, gradually; [慢6*2慢6] very slow

校慢鐘 gaau3 maan6 zung1 jiao4 man4 zhong1 = to set one's clock back 粵

且慢 ce2 maan6 qie3 man4 = wait a minute

怠慢 toi5 maan6 dai4 man4 = to slight

緩慢 wun6 maan6 huan3 man4 = slow

慢火 maan6 fo2 = a slow fire

待慢 doi6 maan6 = reject

好慢噉讀 hou2 maan6 gam2 duk6 = to study slowly 粵

打得慢 daa2 dak1 maan6 = to type slowly

讀得慢 duk6 dak1 maan6 = to study slowly

慢慢讀 maan6 maan6*2 duk6 = to study slowly

慢累積 maan6 leoi5 zik1 man4 lei3 ji1 = accumulates slowly; cumulative (e.g., poison)

慢性 maan6 sing3 man4 xing4 = [adj] slow acting; slow to take effect

慢吞吞 maan6 tan1 tan1 man4 tun1 tun1 = irritatingly slow; dilly-dally

慢線 maan6 sin3 = the slow lane

慢動作 maan6 dung6 zok3 = slow motion

傲慢 ngou6 maan6 ao4 man4 = arrogant; haughty; proud, arrogant

傲慢不羈 ngou6 maan6 bat1 gei1 ao4 man4 bu4 ji1 = haughty 國

慢性子 maan6 sing3 zi2 man4 xing4 zi5 = phlegmatic temperament; slowpoke; slow coach

慢慢食 maan6 maan6*2 sik6 = enjoy your meal ! 粵

慢用 maan6 jung6 man4 yong4 = enjoy your meal !

有咁慢，得咁慢 jau5 gam3 maan6, dak1 gam3 maan6 = as slow as possible 粵

慢性病 maan6 sing3 beng6 man4 xing4 bing4 = chronic disease; chronic ill

慢車 maan6 ce1 = to slow a vehicle, to bring a vehicle to a halt

慢性疲勞症 maan6 sing3 pei4 lou4 zing3 = chronic fatigue

慢駛 maan6 sai2 man4 shi3 = drive slowly

輕慢 hing1 maan6 qing1 man4 = [v] slight, [v] disrespect

減慢 gaam2 maan6 jian3 man4 = to slow down

放慢 fong3 maan6 fang4 man4 = slow down

慢走 maan6 zau2 man4 zou3 = "Stay a bit!", "Wait a minute!"

慢條斯理 maan6 tiu4 si1 lei5 man4 tiao2 si1 li3 = to take one's time doing sth.; in a leisurely manner

慢性蕭條 maan6 sing3 siu1 tiu4 man4 xing4 xiao1 tiao2 = chronic depression　 (common formation)

褻慢 sit3 maan6 xie4 man4 = show disrespect; be irreverent

慢性阻塞性肺病 maan6 sing3 zo2 sak1 sing3 fai3 beng6 man4 xing4 zu3 se4 xing4 fei4 bing4 = Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

Showing all 9 examples containing 慢

做咩你咁慢㗎? 粵
How come you are so slow?
[http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?14,134219,134225#msg-134225]

我寫中文字好慢。粵
I write Chinese characters very slowly.

蝸牛走得很慢國
A snail moves slowly.

今晚你慢慢玩粵
Enjoy yourselves this evening.
[Lit. This evening slowly play]

慢慢行，唔使急。粵
No hurry, we can walk slowly.

蝸牛行得好慢。粵
Snails crawl very slowly.

咪咁眼闊肚窄，重有好多餸；慢慢啲食！粵
Don't be so greedy, there's still a lot of food; eat slower!

佢做嘢咁慢，做到天光都做唔完啦！粵
He works so slowly, he won't be even finished by [next] morning.

教仔女要慢慢講道理，開硬弓唔得㗎。粵
To teach children, one must explain the rationale; going by force won't work.

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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.
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