碗 (wun2 | wan3) : bowl

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碗

wun2

wan3

bowl

Stroke count: 13

Level: 3

Radical: 石 (#112)

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

碗

This word has been viewed 9636 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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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 wan3 die2 = bowls and plates

洗碗 sai2 wun2 xi3 wan3 = 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 tie3 fan4 wan3 = iron rice bowl — a secure job

飯碗 faan6 wun2 fan4 wan3 = ricebowl

碗櫃 wun2 gwai6 wan3 gui4 = kitchen cupboard

碗碟櫃 wun2 dip6 gwai6 wan3 die2 gui4 = 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 yi1 wan3 = 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 bao3 fan4 wan3 = 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 gai4 wan3 = lidded teacup

照板煮碗 ziu3 baan2 zyu2 wun2 zhao4 ban3 zhu3 wan3 = 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 hong1 wan3 ji1 = dish dryer

Showing all 4 examples containing 碗

你想唔想食碗雲吞麵？粵
Do you want to eat a bowl of wonton noodles?

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.]

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