碟 (dip6 dip2 | die2) : dish; plate; disc, CD

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碟

dip6 dip2

die2

[粵] dip6 | [國] die2
dish; plate

[粵] dip2 | [國] die2
(computer) disc; disk; CD; record

Stroke count: 14

Level: 1

Radical: 石 (#112)

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

碟

This word has been viewed 11239 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Sep 2013 04:37

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碗碟 wun2 dip6 wan3 die2 = bowls and plates

碟子 dip6 zi2 die2 zi5 = small dish; plate; saucer; diskette; disc

膠碟 gaau1 dip2/6 jiao1 die2 = plastic plate/disc

碟頭飯 dip6 tau4*2 faan6 = food with rice on a plate 粵

洗碗碟 sai2 wun2 dip6 = wash the dishes 粵

光碟 gwong1 dip6*2 guang1 die2 = compact disc; CD

磁碟 ci4 dip6*2 = magnetic disk; floppy disk; diskette

硬碟 ngaang6 dip6*2 = hard drive; hard disk

碗碟櫃 wun2 dip6 gwai6 wan3 die2 gui4 = kitchen cupboard

茶杯碟 caa4 bui1 dip6*2 = a tea set 粵
See all 42 compounds (CantoDict reports 43 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing all 3 examples containing 碟

嗰隻碟打爛咗粵
That plate is broken.
[打爛咗 implies the breakage is as a result of being dropped or smashed.]

你煮碟餸好香喎！粵
The dish cooked by you smells so good!

我嗌咗碟炒飯好耐,重未嚟呀! 粵
I've ordered a dish of fried rice a long time ago. But it still hasn't come yet!

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粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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Unicode code for this character: U+789f (off-site link)

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