曠 (kong3 kwong3 | kuang4) : vast; open-minded; neglect

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曠

kong3 kwong3

kuang4

[1] [adj] vast; spacious; open
[2] [adj] open-minded; free from worries
[3] [v] neglect; absent from; waste

Jyutping kwong3 is standard reading, but is now almost completely replaced by 'lazy' sound kong3.

Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 19

Level: 2

Radical: 日 (#72)

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

曠 / 旷

This word has been viewed 3764 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 16th Mar 2012 04:54

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曠野 kong3 je5 kuang4 ye3 = wilderness

曠工 kong3 gung1 kuang4 gong1 = to skip work without leave 國

曠課 kong3 fo3 kuang4 ke4 = be truant from school; cut classes

心曠神怡 sam1 kong3 san4 ji4 xin1 kuang4 shen2 yi2 = joyful and relaxed; carefree and happy

曠世奇葩 kong3 sai3 kei4 paa1 kuang4 shi4 qi2 pa1 = an unparalleled masterpiece

曠世 kong3 sai3 kuang4 shi4 = unparalled in one's generation; oustanding and peerless in one's generation

曠世無匹 kong3 sai3 mou4 pat1 kuang4 shi4 wu2 pi3 = unparalled in one's generation; oustanding and peerless in one's generation

恐曠症 hung2 kong3 zing3 kong3 kuang4 zheng4 = agoraphobia

曠世奇才 kwong3 sai3 kei4 coi4 kuang4 shi4 qi2 cai2 = a brilliant person unparalleled in his time

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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.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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