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bowl Stroke count: 13
Level: 3
Radical: 石 (#112)
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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食碗面反碗底
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) 粵
碗碟
wun2 dip6 = bowls and plates
洗碗
sai2 wun2 = to wash the dishes
洗碗碟
sai2 wun2 dip6 = wash the dishes 粵
食碗面，反碗底
sik6 wun2 min6*2 faan2 wun2 dai2 = to repay kindness with ingratitude 粵
鐵飯碗
tit3 faan6 wun2 = iron rice bowl — a secure job
飯碗
faan6 wun2 = ricebowl
碗櫃
wun2 gwai6 = kitchen cupboard
碗碟櫃
wun2 dip6 gwai6 = kitchen cupboard
碗布
wun2 bou3 = dish cloth
金飯碗
gam1 faan6 wun2 = a well-paid job (lit., "golden rice bowl"); "golden handcuffs"
一碗
jat1 wun2 = a bowl
崩口人忌崩口碗
bang1 hau2 jan4 gei6 bang1 hau2 wun2 = harelips avoid broken bowls; people with defects avoid things that draw attention to them
打爛飯碗
daa2 laan6 faan6 wun2 = lose a job 粵
保住飯碗
bou2 zyu6 faan6 wun2 = protecting one's means of making a living 粵
保飯碗
bou2 faan6 wun2 = protecting one's means of making a living
崩大碗
bang1 daai6 wun2 = Centella asiatica, used as a medicinal herb in TCM
洗盤碗
sai2 pun4 wun2 = to wash dishes in a restaurant; one who washes dishes 粵
蓋碗
goi3 wu2 = lidded teacup
照板煮碗
ziu3 baan2 zyu2 wun2 = copy mechanically; follow the beaten track 粵
碗碟碰埋都有聲
wun2 dip6 pung3 maai4 dou1 jau5 seng1 = a warning that when people come together they are bound to quarrel 粵
烘碗機
hong3 wun2 gei1 = dish dryer |
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Showing all 4 examples containing 碗
朝早食嗰碗粥稀冧冧，未到晏晝就餓嘅嘞 粵
The bowl of porridge you had this morning was so watery. You will be hungry before noon.
唔該你快快脆脆洗晒啲碗(佢)。 粵
Please wash all the dishes quickly. [In this sample, the speaker is more likely to speak in an impatient manner.]
點解你洗嚫碗都打爛嘢㗎？
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.] Legend 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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