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  wun2   jyutping
  wan3   pinyin
bowl

noun
Stroke count: 13
Level: 3
Radical: (#112)

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

This word has been viewed 9553 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 14th Jul 2010 15:19

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detail  sik6 wun2 min6 faan2 wun2 dai2   = Go back upon somebody. Play somebody false. Betray a friend. (lit. to eat from a bowl and then turn it over)
detail  wun2 dip6  wan3 die2 = bowls and plates
detail  sai2 wun2  xi3 wan3 = to wash the dishes
detail  sai2 wun2 dip6   = wash the dishes
detail  sik6 wun2 min6*2 faan2 wun2 dai2   = to repay kindness with ingratitude
detail  tit3 faan6 wun2  tie3 fan4 wan3 = iron rice bowl — a secure job
detail  faan6 wun2  fan4 wan3 = ricebowl
detail  wun2 gwai6  wan3 gui4 = kitchen cupboard
detail  wun2 dip6 gwai6  wan3 die2 gui4 = kitchen cupboard
detail  wun2 bou3   = dish cloth
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Showing all 4 examples containing 碗
detail audio 雲吞麵
Do you want to eat a bowl of wonton noodles?
detail 朝早稀冧冧晏晝
The bowl of porridge you had this morning was so watery. You will be hungry before noon.
detail 唔該快快脆脆()。
Please wash all the dishes quickly.
[In this sample, the speaker is more likely to speak in an impatient manner.]
detail 點解打爛
Why is it that every time you wash dishes you break something?
[[粵] V-嚫 ... 都... Pattern the means every time someone does something, such and such will happen.]

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