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 9007 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

撬牆腳 giu6 coeng4 goek3 = steal someone else's lover 粵

佛跳牆 fat6 tiu3 coeng4 fo2 tiao4 qiang2 = Buddha Jumps Over the Wall

隊穿牆 deoi6 cyun1 coeng4 = so powerful that you can poke through the wall (referring to bed performance) 粵

隔牆有耳 gaak3 coeng4 jau5 ji5 ge2 qiang2 you3 er3 = beware of people eavesdropping (lit. (nearby) walls have ears)

紅杏出牆 hung4 hang6 ceot1 coeng4 hong2 xing4 chu1 qiang2 = cuckolds one's husband; has an affair

玻璃幕牆 bo1 lei4*1 mok6 coeng4 = glass block screen wall

折牆 zit3 coeng4 = an accordion wall

沕水撞牆 mei6 seoi2 zung1 coeng4 = go through hurdles and hardship 粵

蕭牆 siu1 coeng4 xiao1 qiang2 = screen wall facing the gate of a Chinese house

結構牆 git3 kau3 coeng4 jie2 gou4 qiang2 = structural wall, block wall

主力牆 zyu2 lik6 coeng4 zhu3 li4 qiang2 = structural wall, block wall

入牆櫃 jap6 coeng4 gwai6 ru4 qiang2 gui4 = built-in closet; wall unit

飛牆 fei1 coeng4 fei1 qiang2 = escape from prision 粵

牆角 coeng4 gok3 qiang2 jiao3 = corner

君子不立危牆下 gwan1 zi2 bat1 laap6 ngai4 coeng4 haa6 jun1 zi3 bu4 li4 wei2 qiang2 xia4 = a wise man would not put himself in potential danger

柏林牆 paak3 lam4 coeng4 bo2 lin2 qiang2 = Berlin Wall

柏林圍牆 paak3 lam4 wai4 coeng4 = the Berlin Wall

牆頭草 coeng4 tau4 cou2 = fence-sitter

牆頭草隨風倒 coeng4 tau4 cou2 ceoi4 fung1 dou2 qiang2 tou2 cao3 sui2 feng1 dao3 = grass atop the wall bends in whatever direction of the wind

哭牆 huk1 coeng4 ku1 qiang2 = The Western Wall, Wailing Wall, Kotel

西牆 sai1 coeng4 xi1 qiang2 = The Western Wall, Wailing Wall, Kotel

兄弟鬩牆 hing1 dai6 jik1 coeng4 xiong1 di4 xi4 qiang2 = fighting among oneselves

靠牆倒臥式 kaau3 coeng4 dou2 ngo6 sik1 = [yoga] Viparita Karani, Legs On Wall Pose

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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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