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jung1
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[1] [n] old man [2] [n] father [3] [n] father-in-law [4] a title of respect Stroke count: 10
Level: 3
Radical: 羽 (#124)
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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*** This entry has been marked as UNSURE by an editor, so it may not be fully accurate ***This character was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 |
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百萬富翁
baak3 maan6 fu3 jung1 = millionaire
億萬富翁
jik1 maan6 fu3 jung1 = billionaire
主人翁
zyu2 jan4 jung1 = master (of one's own destiny etc.)
不倒翁
bat1 dou2 jung1 = tumbler; roly-poly 國
信天翁
seon3 tin1 jung1 = an albatross (bird)
塞翁失馬
coi3 jung1 sat1 maa5 = a blessing in disguise
漁翁
jyu4 jung1 = [n] a fisherman
騫翁失馬
hin1 jung1 sat1 maa5 = misfortune may be an actual blessing
塞翁失馬,焉知非福
coi3 jung1 sat1 maa5 jin1 zi1 fei1 fuk1 = misfortune may be an actual blessing
騫翁失馬,焉知非福
hin1 jung1 sat1 maa5 jin1 zi1 fei1 fuk1 = misfortune may be an actual blessingSee all 17 compounds |
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Legend 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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Forum Code to link to this word:
[big][url=http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/characters/2909/]翁[/url][/big]
HTML Code to link to this word:
<a href="http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/characters/2909/" class="chinesemed" target="_blank">翁</a>
Decimal representation of this word: 翁
Unicode code for this character: U+7fc1 (off-site link)
[big][url=http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/characters/2909/]翁[/url][/big]
HTML Code to link to this word:
<a href="http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/characters/2909/" class="chinesemed" target="_blank">翁</a>
Decimal representation of this word: 翁
Unicode code for this character: U+7fc1 (off-site link)
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- a list of characters which look similar and are therefore possible sources of confusion (where relevant)
- a list of compound words that use this character, ordered by difficulty level.
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