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  zaan3   jyutping
  zan4   pinyin
support; favour; assist; aid


Simplified character represents two traditional homophones: and .
verb
Stroke count: 19
Level: 3
Radical: (#154)

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

This word has been viewed 4646 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:46

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detail  zaan3 sing4  zan4 cheng2 = support; favour; agree
detail  bat1 zaan3 jat1 ci4  bu4*2 zan4 yi1*4 ci2 = to keep quiet
detail  zaan3 tung4  zan4 tong2 = to approve; to endorse; to assent
detail  zaan3 zo6  zan4 zhu4 = to support; to assist; to sponsor
detail  bat1 zaan3 sing4  bu4 zan4 cheng2 = disapproval, disapprove; exception
detail  geoi2 goek3 zaan3 sing4   = complete agreement
detail  zaan3 zo6 daan1 wai6*2   = sponsors of a function or event (ie. concert, tournament, etc.)
detail  zaan3 bei2 aa3  zan4 bi3 ya3 (Taiwan), zan4 bi3 ya4 (PRC) = Zambia

Showing 1 example containing 贊
detail 我係非常贊同辛苦搵嚟自在食講法,何必委屈自己
I agree with the saying that one should work hard and play hard. Why treat yourself so badly?

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: This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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