鼻 (bei6 | bi2) : nose

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鼻

bei6

bi2

[1] [n] nose [2] before any others; first [3] Kangxi radical 209

Stroke count: 14

Level: 2

Radical: (#209)

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

鼻

This word has been viewed 14127 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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鼻子 bei6 zi2 bi2 zi5 = nose 國

鼻鼾聲 bei6 hon4 seng1 bi2 han1 sheng1 = snoring sound

鼻哥 bei6 go1 = nose 粵

流鼻涕 lau4 bei6 tai3 liu2 bi2 ti4 = runny nose

鼻涕 bei6 tai3 bi2 ti4 = nose discharge

鼻哥窿 bei6 go1 lung4*1 = nostril 粵

抽鼻子 cau1 bei6 zi2 = sniffle, runny nose 國

鼻祖 bei6 zou2 bi2 zu3 = originator

鼻塞 bei6 sak1 bi2 se4 = have a stuffy nose

鼻梁 bei6 loeng4 bi2 liang2 = bridge of the nose
See all 56 compounds (CantoDict reports 59 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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佢個鼻好大粵
He has a big nose.
[Lit. his nose very big.]

受人二分四畀人使穿鼻！粵
Slog like slave for the paymaster after having received a miserable remuneration.

佢不可一世，佢份人真係好大鼻粵
He thinks he's the best in the world... he's really arrogant.
[second half: he personality really arrogant.]

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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.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 鼻
Unicode code for this character: U+9F3B (off-site link)

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