蒙 (mung4 | meng1 meng2 meng3) : cheat; cover; suffer; receive; ignorant

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蒙

mung4

meng1 meng2 meng3

[粵] mung4 [國] meng1
cheat; deceive; dupe; hoodwink

[粵] mung4 [國] meng2
[1] cover; wrap; overshadow
[2] suffer from; bear with; subjected to
[3] receive; obtain; meet with
[4] ignorant; illiterate; uncultured

[粵] mung4 [國] meng3
short for "Mongolia"

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Stroke count: 14

Level: 3

Radical: 艸 (#140)

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

蒙

This word has been viewed 6820 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 27th Aug 2009 11:40

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蒙蔽 mung4 bai3 meng2 bi4 = deceive; fool

內蒙古 noi6 mung4 gu2 nei4 meng3 gu3 = Inner Mongolia

蒙特利爾 mung4 dak6 lei6 ji5 meng2 te4 li4 er3 = Montreal

蒙古 mung4 gu2 meng2 gu3 = Mongolia

蒙特婁 mung4 dak6 lau4 meng2 te4 lou2 = Montreal

蒙古包 mung4 gu2 baau1 meng2 gu3 bao1 = a yurt

啟蒙 kai2 mung4 qi3 meng1 = enlightened; enlightenment

啟蒙運動 kai2 mung4 wan6 dung6 qi3 meng2 yun4 dong4 = the Enlightenment

蒙古大夫 mung4 gu2 daai6 fu1 meng2 gu3 da4 fu1 = a quack doctor; a Mongolia doctor

白蒙蒙 baak6 mung4*1 mung4*1 = [adj] snow white, pure white; a vast expanse of whiteness
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