派 (paai3 paai1 | pai4 ) : faction; send; style

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派

paai3 paai1

pai4

[粵] paai3 [國] pai4
[1] faction; sect; clique; school of thought; political group
[2] send; dispatch; assign; apportion
[3] [classifier] used to describe a speech, a scene, an atmosphere, etc
[4] tributary; river branches

[粵] paai1/3 [國] pai4
style; stylish; manner; air

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Stroke count: 9

Level: 3

Radical: 水 (#85)

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

派

This character was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:45

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派對 paai3 deoi3 pai4 dui4 = party

派司 paa1 si1*2 = to pass (as phonetic loanword) 粵

派士 paa1 si6*2 = to pass (as a phonetic loanword)

派士砵 paa1 si6*2 but3 = passport (as a phonetic loanword) 粵

派信 paai3 seon3 pai4 xin4 = to deliver mail / letters

自由派 zi6 jau4 paai3 zi4 you2 pai4 = liberal

右派 jau6 paai3 = right-wing (conservative)

左派 zo2 paai3 = left-wing (liberal)

宗派 zung1 paai3 zong1 pai4 = (religious) sect

學派 hok6 paai3 xue2 pai4 = school of thought
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Showing all 3 examples containing 派

琴晚個派對十分之熱鬧呀！粵
The party yesterday night was extremely lively (and exciting)!
[the word "排對" is incorrect. we should say "派對"]

我架車壞咗，你快啲派架拖車嚟啦！粵
My car's broken down, quickly send out a repair truck!
[Lit. I [counter] car broken-already, you faster send-out [counter] drag-car come [particle]!]

我架車死咗火，你快啲派架拖車嚟啦！粵
My car's packed up, quickly send out a repair truck!
[Lit. My [counter] car die-already fire, you faster send [counter] drag-car come [particle]! 死咗火 is more commonly used than 壞咗.]

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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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Unicode code for this character: U+6d3e (off-site link)

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