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 10478 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

配件 pui3 gin6*2 pei4 jian4 = accessory, accessories

配搭 pui3 daap3 pei4 da1 = complement; supplement; combination

不配襯 bat1 pui3 can3 = in ill accord, unsuitable, unfitting

交配 gaau1 pui3 jiao1 pei4 = mating; copulation

按需分配 on3 seoi1 fan1 pui3 an4 xu1 fen1 pei4 = distribution according to need

保守派支配的 bou2 sau2 paai1 /3 zi1 pui3 dik1 bao3 shou3 pai4 zhi1 pei4 de5 = conservative-dominated 國

配音 pui3 jam1 = voiceover

配角 pui3 gok3 = supporting characters

配藥 pui3 joek6 = dispense (medication)

匹配 pat1 pui3 = to marry, to match

元配 jyun4 pui3 = [n] a man's first wife

分配器 fan1 pui3 hei3 fen1 pei4 qi4 = dispenser

目標匹配作業 muk6 biu1 pat1 pui3 zok3 jip6 mu4 biao1 pi3 pei4 zuo4 ye4 = target matching task (common formation)

配置 pui3 zi3 = to configure; configuration; to deploy

近親交配 gan6 can1 gaau1 pui3 jin4 qin1 jiao1 pei4 = incest; inbreeding

配偶 pui3 ngau5 pei4 ou3 = consort, mate, spouse

配套 pui3 tou3 pei4 tao4 = a package; to form a complete set

配樂 pui3 ngok6 pei4 yue4 = dub in background music

配藥處 pui3 joek6 cyu3 = a dispensary

調配 diu6 pui3; tiu4 pui3 diao4 pei4; tiao2 pei4 = deploy; mix

許配 heoi2 pui3 xu3 pei4 = to betroth a girl (in arranged marriages); to marry off

配方 pui3 fong1 pei4 fang1 = prescription; cooking recipe; formulation

配股 pui3 gu2 = rationed shares (on the stock market)

同型配子 tung4 jing4 pui3 zi2 tong2 xing2 pei4 zi3 = isogamete

同配生殖 tung4 pui3 sang1 zik6 tong2 pei4 sheng1 zhi2 = isogamy

檔案分配區 dong2 on3 fan1 pui3 keoi1 dang4 an4 fen1 pei4 qu1 = file allocation table (FAT)

分配律 fan1 pui3 leot6 fan1 pei4 lv4 = [math.] distributive law

關稅配額 gwaan1 seoi3 pui3 ngaak6*2 guan1 shui4 pei4 e2 = tariff quota (common formation)

婚配 fan1 pui3 hun1 pei4 = marry

錯配 co3 pui3 cuo4 pei4 = mismatch

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