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ngaan4 aan4
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[1] face (physically); facial appearance; countenance; features [2] reputation; prestige; face (figuratively) [3] colour Stroke count: 18
Level: 3
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| This character was last edited on 8th Mar 2008 | |
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顏色
ngaan4 sik1 = colour (UK); color (US)
五顏六色
ng5 ngaan4 luk6 sik1 = multi-coloured, colorful, motley
水彩顏料
seoi2 coi2 ngaan4 liu6*2 = water-colour paint
顏色筆
ngaan4 sik1 bat1 = coloured pencil粵
水彩顏色
seoi2 coi2 ngaan4 sik1 = watercolors
顏料
ngaan4 liu6*2 = colors; pigment, paint
木顏色筆
muk6 ngaan4 sik1 bat1 = coloured pencils
顏面
ngaan4 min6 = [n] face, facial feature; [adj] prosopo- (a prefix in medical terms meaning facial)
顏面掃地
ngaan4 min6 sou3 dei6 = great loss of face
三分顏色上大紅
saam1 fan1 ngaan4 sik1 soeng5 daai6 hung4 = go beyond one's depth粵See all 14 compounds |
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Showing 1 example containing 顏
佢病到五顏六色 粵
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He is seriously ill. Legend 國 : Written Chinese only 粵 : Spoken Cantonese only |
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Decimal representation of this word: 顏
Unicode code for this character: U+984F (off-site link)
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Decimal representation of this word: 顏
Unicode code for this character: U+984F (off-site link)
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