脆 (ceoi3 | cui4) : crisp; brittle

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脆

ceoi3

cui4

[1] crisp [2] fragile; frail; brittle; hard but easily broken [3] light; shallow; thin [4] easy; quick and convenient (operation, etc.)

Stroke count: 10

Level: 4

Radical: 肉 (#130)

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

脆

This word has been viewed 6855 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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鬆脆 sung1ceoi3 song1cui4 = short and crumbly (food)

快脆 faai3 ceoi3 kuai4 cui4 = quickly; hurry up 粵

脆弱 ceoi3 joek6 cui4 ruo4 = fragile; weak

乾脆 gon1 ceoi3 gan1 cui4 = simple, straight-forward; might as well

脆皮 ceoi3 pei4*2 cui4 pi2 = crackling; crispy

爽脆 song2 ceoi3 shuang3 cui4 = forthright; crisp

脆卜卜 ceoi3 bok1 bok1 = crisp, brittle

卜卜脆 bok1 bok1 ceoi3 = crispy, brittle

快快脆脆 faai3 faai3 ceoi3 ceoi3 = fast 粵

清脆 cing1 ceoi3 qing1 cui4 = clear and melodious
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Showing all 2 examples containing 脆

好快脆就有得食。粵
Food will be ready soon. [Lit.] very soon, (food will be done and) available to be eaten.

唔該你快快脆脆洗晒啲碗(佢)。粵
Please wash all the dishes quickly.
[In this sample, the speaker is more likely to speak in an impatient manner.]

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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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Decimal representation of this word: 脆
Unicode code for this character: U+8106 (off-site link)

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