牌 (paai4 | pai2) : board; trademark; cards

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牌

paai4

pai2

[1] board; plate; tablet
[2] trademark; brand; make
[3] cards, dominos, mahjong, etc

There is an optional tone change to paai4*2 on the last syllable of some multisyllabic nouns.

Stroke count: 12

Level: 2

Radical: 片 (#91)

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

牌

This word has been viewed 16107 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 27th Nov 2013 09:13

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旗牌 kei4 paai4 qi2 pai2 = flag or banner

名牌 ming4 paai4/paai4*2 ming2 pai2 = name brand; name-plate

無牌小販 mou4 paai4 siu2 faan2 wu2 pai2 xiao3 fan4 = unlicensed hawker

車牌 ce1 paai4 = number plate; driving licence

金牌 gam1 paai4 jin1 pai2 = gold medal

銀牌 ngan4 paai4 = silver medal

銅牌 tung4 paai4 = bronze medal

大牌檔 daai6 paai4 dong3 = cooked food stall 粵

招牌 ziu1 paai4 zhao1 pai2 = sign, placard, label; trademark; tradename

橋牌 kiu4 paai4*2 qiao2 pai2 = Bridge (the card game)

擋箭牌 dong2 zin3 paai4 = an excuse or pretext

牌照 paai4 ziu3 pai2 zhao4 = license plate

骨牌 gwat1 paai4*2 = dominoes

洗牌 sai2 paai4*2 xi3 pai2 = riffle (shuffling cards/mahjong tiles)

冒牌貨 mou6 paai4 fo3 mao4 pai2 huo4 = faker; counterfeit

牌匾 paai4 bin2 pai2 bian3 = inscribed board

牌樓 paai4 lau4 pai2 lou5 = decorated archway

牌號 paai4 hou6 pai2 hao4 = trademark

月份牌 jyut6 fan6 paai4 yue4 fen4 pai2 = calendar

黃牌 wong4 paai4*2 huang2 pai2 = violation warning sign; yellow card

招牌菜 ziu1 paai4 coi3 = a recommended specialty of a restaurant

價錢牌 gaa3 cin4 paai4*2 jia4 qian2 pai2 = price tag (on merchandise)

打牌 daa2 paai4*2 da3 pai2 = play mahjong/cards; discard a mahjong tile

有牌子 jau5 paai4*2 zi2 = branded

水牌 seoi2 paai4*2 = a lacquered board in shops, used like slate for erasable writing

推牌九 teoi1 paai4 gau2 = to play dominoes

攤牌 taan1 paai4*2 tan1 pai2 = showdown; make deal

大牌 daai6 paai4*2 = trump card

正牌 zeng3 paai4*2 zheng4 pai2 = an original brand (of goods)

例牌 lai6 paai4*2 li4 pai2 = conventional; as usual; same old stuff 粵

學車牌 hok6 ce1 paai4 = a learner's license or permit

走白牌 zau2 baak6 paai4*2 = to operate a "Bak Pai" (illegal taxi)

白牌 baak6 paai4*2 = a "Bak Pai" (illegal taxi)

紅牌 hung4 paai4*2 = red card (sports)

王牌 wong4 paai4*2 wang2 pai2 = trump card

牌子 paai4 zi2 pai2 zi5 = sign; trademark; brand

牌坊 paai4 fong1 pai2 fang1 = memorial arch; (placename) Pai Fong

牌價 paai4 gaa3 pai2 jia4 = list price

廠牌 cong2 paai4 chang3 pai2 = brand (of a product)

標示牌 biu1 si6 paai4 biao1 shi4 pai2 = nameplate

標語牌 biu1 jyu5 paai4 biao1 yu3 pai2 = a placard

廣告牌 gwong2 gou3 paai4 guang3 gao4 pai2 = billboard; advertising hoarding

邪牌 ce4 paai4*2 = erotic, lewd, lustful

邪牌電影 ce4 paai4*2 din6 jing2 xie2 pai2 dian4 ying3 = an erotic film

廣播牌照 gwong2 bo3 paai4 ziu3 = broadcasting licences

牌九 paai4 gau2 pai2 jiu3 = Chinese dominoes

靈牌 ling4 paai4 = ancestral tablet

盾牌 teon5 paai4 = a shield

P牌 P-paai4 = a P plate, a provincial license

路牌 lou6 paai4*2 = a street sign

餐牌 caan1 paai4*2 can1 pai2 = restaurant menu 粵

標牌 biu1 paai4 biao1 pai2 = marked price

吊銷牌照 diu3 siu1 paai4 ziu3 = suspend the licences

招牌燈 ziu1 paai4 dang1 = [n] a neon sign, a lit sign

招牌貨 ziu1 paai4 fo3 zhao1 pai2 huo4 = [n] tradename goods, the most popular merchandise

招牌光管 ziu1 paai4 gwong1 gun2 zhao1 pai2 guang1 guan3 = a neon sign

金字招牌 gam1 zi6 ziu1 paai4 jin1 zi4 zhao1 pai2 = gold-lettered signboard; a vainglorious title

品牌 ban2 paai4 pin3 pai2 = brand (for a product)

拆招牌 caak3 ziu1 paai4 = to ruin a business owner's reputation by complaining (lit., "split the signboard")

菜牌 coi3 paai4*2 cai4 pai2 = variant of 餐牌粵

釘牌 deng1 paai4 = to have one's license suspended

撲克牌 pok3 hak1 paai4*2 pu1 ke4 pai2 = poker; playing cards

啤牌 pe1 paai4*2 = poker; playing cards 粵

抄牌 caau1 paai4 = to issue a fine

鬼牌 gwai2 paai4*2 = the Joker cards in a deck of cards

牌館 paai4*2 gun2 = mahjong parlor, mahjong betting hall

麻雀牌 maa4 zoek3 paai4*2 = mahjong tiles

停牌 ting4 paai4*2 = suspension of licence; suspension of trading (of securities) 粵

打牌九 daa2 paai4 gau2 da3 pai2 jiu3 = to play a game of Chinese dominoes

塔羅牌 taap3 lo4 paai4*2 ta3 luo2 pai2 = tarot (cards)

台灣牌 toi4 waan1 paai4*2 tai2 wan1 pai2 = Taiwanese mahjong

廣東牌 gwong2 dung1 paai4*2 guang3 dong1 pai2 = Cantonese mahjong, Hong Kong mahjong

新牌 san1 paai4 xin1 pai2 = to have obtained a license recently 粵

德國孖人牌 dak1 gwok3 maa1 jan4 paai4 de2 guo2 ma1 ren2 pai2 = Zwilling J.A. Henckels (German kitchenware company)

持牌人 ci4 paai4 jan4 chi2 pai2 ren2 = licensee

考車牌 haau2 ce1 paai4 kao3 che1 pai2 = to take a driving test / exam

復牌 fuk6 paai4 fu4 pai2 = 1. have a license reinstated 2. resume a transaction

金漆招牌 gam1 cat1 ziu1 paai4 jin1 qi1 zhao1 pai2 = gold-plated sign; good reputation

免死金牌 min5 sei2 gam1 paai4 main3 si3 jin1 pai2 = death exemption plate; get out off jail free card

攞正牌 lo2 zing3 paai4 luo3 zheng4 pai2 = have a justifiable reason to do sth. out of character 粵

登機牌 dang1 gei1 paai4*2 deng2 ji1 pai2 = boarding pass

獎牌 zoeng2 paai4 jiang3 pai2 = medal, trophy, prize

讕大牌 laan2 daai6 paai4*2 lan2 da4 pai2 = act like a big shot 粵

耍大牌 saa2 daai6 paai4*2 shua3 da4 pai2 = act like a big shot 國

出人情牌 ceot jan4 cing4 paai4*2 chu1 ren2 qing2 pai2 = make use of one's friendship

軍牌 gwan1 paai4*2 jun1 pai2 = dogtags

銘牌 ming4 paai4*2 ming2 pai2 = nameplate, escutcheon

補牌 bou2 paai4*2 bu3 pai2 = (mahjong) (v.) to take a supplement tile; (n.) a supplement tile

砌牌 cai3 paai4*2 qi4 pai2 = (mahjong) (v.) to form tiles into stacks/walls

花牌 faa1 paai4*2 hua1 pai2 = (mahjong) flower tiles

風牌 fung1 paai4*2 feng1 pai2 = (mahjong) wind tiles

叫牌 giu3 paai4*2 jiao4 pai2 = (mahjong) waiting to win

起莊牌 hei2 zong1 paai4*2 qi3 zhuang1 pai2 = (mahjong) starting point indicator

開牌 hoi1 paai4*2 kai1 pai2 = (mahjong) to cut the wall to begin distributing tiles to begin the game

么九牌 jiu1 gau2 paai4*2 yao1 jiu3 pai2 = (mahjong) terminals

理牌 lei5 paai4*2 li3 pai2 = (mahjong) to sort tiles

攞牌 lo2 paai4*2 = (mahjong) to take tiles 粵

摸牌 mo2 paai4*2 mo1 pai2 = (mahjong) to draw a tile

三元牌 saam1 jyun4 paai4*2 san1 yuan2 pai2 = (mahjong) dragon tiles

四季牌 sei3 gwai3 paai4*2 si4 ji4 pai2 = (mahjong) season tiles

四圈牌 sei3 hyun1 paai4*2 si4 quan1 pai2 = (mahjong) a full game [alternate]

跳牌 tiu3 paai4*2 tiao4 pai2 = (mahjong) to jump/skip tiles

字牌 zi6 paai4*2 zi4 pai2 = (mahjong) honour tiles [alternate]

中張牌 zung1 zoeng1 paai4*2 zhong1 zhang1 pai2 = (mahjong) simples

大三巴牌坊 daai6 saam1 baa1 paai4 fong1 da4 san1 ba1 pai2 fang2 = Ruins of St. Paul in Macau (Ruínas da Antiga Catedral de S. Paulo)

強國品牌 koeng4 gwok3 ban2 paai4 qiang2 guo3 pin3 pai2 = fake and knockoff electronics and commodities made in China

打人情牌 daa2 jan4 cing4 paai4*2 da3 ren2 qing2 pai2 = make use of one's friendship

Showing all 4 examples containing 牌

你的鞋子是甚麼牌子的 ? 國
What brand are your shoes?

你的鞋子是什麼牌子的 ? 國
What brand are your shoes?

你對鞋係咩(乜)牌子? 粵
What brand are your shoes?

你要什麼品牌的電視機? 國
What brand (type) of TV do you want?

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Decimal representation of this word: 牌
Unicode code for this character: U+724c (off-site link)

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