棍 (gwan3 | gun4) : rod; scoundrel; swindle

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棍

gwan3

gun4

[1] [n] rod; stick; club; staff; cudgel
[2] [n] scoundrel; rascal; villain; ruffian
[3] [粵] [v] swindle; cheat | [synonym] 滾, 坤

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Stroke count: 12

Level: 1

Radical: 木 (#75)

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

棍

This word has been viewed 8713 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 11th May 2012 04:03

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棍子 gwan3 zi2 gun4 zi5 = stick; rod

曲棍球 kuk1 gwan3 kau4 qu3 gun4 qiu2 = field hockey

冰棍兒 bing1 gwan3 ji4 bing1 gun4 er5 = ice-lolly; popsicle 國

光棍兒 gwong1 gwan3 ji4 guang1 gun4 er5 = bachelor 國

賭棍 dou2 gwan3 du3 gun4 = (derog.) professional gambler, cardsharper

光棍 gwong1 gwan3 guang1 gun4 = ruffian; bachelor

棍網球 gwan3 mong5 kau4 = lacrosse

雙節棍 soeng1 zit3 gwan3 shuang1 jie2 gun4 = nunchaku (also sometimes called "nunchucks", "numchuks")

波棍 bo1 gwan3 = gear shift; gear stick; gear shift stick 粵

善棍 sin6 gwan3 = a charity racketeer

棍騙 gwan3 pin3 = to swindle

雪條棍 syut3 tiu4*2 gwan3 xue3 tiao2 gun4 = popsicle stick; (mahjong) two of sticks/bamboo [alternate]

淫棍 jam4 gwan3 yin2 gun3 = a lecher, a sexually aggressive male

九棍 gau2 gwan3 = lizard fish

警棍 ging2 gwan3 = truncheon, a police baton

棍棒 gwan3 paang5 gun4 bang4 = [n] club (weapon); stick; cudgel; truncheon

一棍子打死 jat1 gwan3 zi2 daa2 sei2 yi1 gun4 zi5 da3 si3 = knock sb down at one stroke; finish off with one blow; completely negate

打蛇隨棍上 daa2 se4 ceoi4 gwan3 soeng5 = to use a situation to one's advantage

棍波 gwan3 bo1 = stick shift 粵

食夾棍 sik6 gaap3 gwan3 = to double-cross; to take a percentage as a middleman; to be a scapegoat 粵

兩節棍 loeng5 zit3 gwan3 liang3 jie2 gun4 = nunchaku (also sometimes called "nunchucks", "numchuks")

二節棍 ji6 zit3 gwan3 er4 jie2 gun4 = nunchaku (also sometimes called "nunchucks", "numchuks")

三節棍 saam1 zit3 gwan3 san1 jie2 gun4 = three-section staff, sanjiegun, sansetsukon

搞屎棍 gaau2 si2 gwan3 = a troublemaker (lit., "a stick that stirs excrement"); to stir up trouble between people 粵

惡棍 ok3 gwan3 e4 gun4 = a villain

棍刑 gwan3 jing4 gun4 xing2 = death by impaling (form of execution)

夾棍 gaap3 gwan3 jia1 gun4 = death by squeezing (form of execution)

挨夾棍 ngaai4 gaap3 gwan3 ai1 jia1 gun4 = to be a scapegoat

撞棍 zong6 gwan3 = swindler 粵

鼓棍 gu2 gwan3 gu3 gun4 = drum stick, drumstick

棍仔糖 gwan3 zai2 tong4*2 gun4 zai3 tang2 = lollipop; sucker [國] 棒棒糖粵

光棍節 gwong1 gwan3 zit3 guang1 gun4 jie2 = Singles' Day

神棍 san4 gwan3 shen2 gun4 = a fake or dishonest fortune teller 粵

自拍神棍 zi6 paak3 san4 gwan3 zi4 pai1 shen2 gun4 = selfie stick

三尺棍 saam1 cek3 gwan3 = a Kubotan (Kubaton)

雙花紅棍 soeng1 faa1 hung4 gwan3 = Red Staff with Double Flowers, the third highest position in the triad hierarchy 粵

六點半棍 luk6 dim2 bun3 gwan3 liu4 dian3 ban4 gun4 = Luk Dim Boon Kwun, Six and A Half Point Pole

太極棍 taai3 gik6 gwan3 tai4 ji2 gun4 = taiji staff, tai chi staff

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用支棍搉你頭殼
Use a stick to knock your head.

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