牆 (coeng4 | qiang2) : wall

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牆

coeng4

qiang2

[1] wall; fence
[2] anything shaped or functioning like a wall

(Classifier(s): [粵] 埲, 幅; [國] 堵, 道)

Default PoS:

Stroke count: 17

Level: 3

Radical: 爿 (#90)

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

牆 / 墙

This word has been viewed 8977 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:45

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外牆 ngoi6 coeng4 wai4 qiang2 = external wall

騎牆派 ke4 coeng4 paai3 qi2 qiang2 pai4 = fence-sitter

圍牆 wai4 coeng4 wei2 qiang2 = fence

牆壁 coeng4 bik1 qiang2 bi4 = wall

牆紙 coeng4 zi2 qiang2 zhi3 = wallpaper

扻頭埋牆 ham2 tau4*2 maai4 coeng4 = a bad idea to be suggested as an alternative to let out frustrations (lit., "hit one's head against the wall") 粵

火牆 fo2 coeng4 huo3 qiang2 = firewall (literal translation, but see also 防火牆) 國

城牆 sing4 coeng4 cheng2 qiang2 = city wall

防火牆 fong4 fo2 coeng4 = firewall (lit., "wall that prevents fire") 粵

低矮擋牆 dai1 ai2 dong2 coeng4 di1 ai3 dang3 qiang2 = parapet
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你有張良計，我有過牆梯
Yours is a good idea, but mine is an even better plan.
[is an expression. 張良 was a famous master strategist. lit: You may have 張良's plan, but I have an escalade (a rampart-scaling ladder)]

佢可以為咗你沕水撞牆都在所不惜。粵
He would dive into the water and collide/crash at the wall for you, without regards for the consequences.
[in other words: "He would do anything for you."]

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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.
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Decimal representation of this word: 牆
Unicode code for this character: U+7246 (off-site link)

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