配 (pui3 | pei4) : join in marriage; harmonise; distribute

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配

pui3

pei4

[1] [v] join in marriage; marry; to mate
[2] [n] a mate; spouse; wife or husband
[3] harmonise with; accompaniment; supporting
[4] distribute; apportion; equip; designate
[5] mix; blend; match up; dispense; compound
[6] replace; refill; accessorise; have a duplicate
[7] deserve; qualify; suit; be worthy of
[8] exile; banish; deport; expel; send away

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Stroke count: 10

Level: 3

Radical: 酉 (#164)

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

配

This word has been viewed 11497 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 25th Sep 2010 05:45

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配菜 pui3 coi3 pei4 cai4 = side dish

配合 pui3 hap6 pei4 he2 = to coordinate; to work with

支配 zi1 pui3 zhi1 pei4 = to dominate

裝配 zong1 pui3 zhuang1 pei4 = to assemble

搭配 daap3 pui3 da1 pei4 = to group into pairs

分配 fan1 pui3 fen1 pei4 = to distribute; to assign

配備 pui3 bei6 pei4 bei4 = to allocate, to provide, to outfit with

配額 pui3 ngaak6*2 = quota

配料 pui3 liu6*2 pei4 liao4 = ingredient (in cooking receipe), prescription

配對 pui3 deoi3 pei4 dui4 = conjugate, matches, form couples
See all 38 compounds (CantoDict reports 40 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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這兩個詞搭配不當。國
These two words don't go together.

時間嘅配合好難以置信粵
The coincidentalness of the timing is too hard to believe.

香港嘅財富分配好唔均勻。粵
Hong Kong has a very unequal distribution of wealth.
[There is no verb in this Cantonese sentence.]

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