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gwong1
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[1] light; brightness; brilliant; shine; light rays [2] glossy; smooth [3] glory; glorious; honor [4] [v] exhaust; use up [5] alone; only [6] bare; [v] bare; naked [7] a Chinese family name Stroke count: 6
Level: 2
Radical: 儿 (#10)
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| This character was last edited on 29th Apr 2008 | |
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月光
jyut6 gwong1 = moonlight (Mandarin); the moon (Cantonese)
光束
gwong1 cuk1 = beam of light
日光
jat6 gwong1 = sunshine; daylight
陽光
joeng4 gwong1 = sunshine
吃光
hek3 gwong1 = to finish eating國
光明
gwong1 ming4 = bright future, promising future
光筆
gwong1 bat1 = a light pen (for a computer)
天光
tin1 gwong1 = daylight; time of the day
光盤
gwong1 pun4 = compact disc; CD
大膽狂徒，光天化日之下，竟敢調戲良家婦女
daai6 daam2 kong4 tou4, gwong1 tin1 faa3 jat6 zi1 haa6, ging2 gam2 tiu4 hei3 loeng4 gaa1 fu5 neoi5 = in broad daylight, flirt with a woman from a good homeSee all 216 compounds |
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Showing all 7 examples containing 光
蠟燭光照得妳好靚呀！ 粵
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You look beautiful in the candlelight!
燭光照的妳真美麗！ 國
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You look beautiful in the candlelight!
聖誕節是闔家團聚的好時光 國
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Christmas is a time for family.
危險：激光在使用中 國
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Danger: Laser in use.
佢做嘢咁慢，做到天光都做唔完啦！ 粵
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He works so slowly, he won't be even finished by [next] morning.
家下都光黑，我睇係嚟唔切去架喇！ 粵
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It is already dusk, I don't think we can make it in time.
年卅呀晚同家人喺度檯腳，點知得咁啱情人節男朋友又預訂咗喺呢度食燭光晚餐。 粵
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I had my reunion dinner with my family here. Little did I know that my boyfriend made a reservation to have our candlelight dinner in this same place on Valentine's day. Legend 國 : Written Chinese only 粵 : Spoken Cantonese only |
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Decimal representation of this word: 光
Unicode code for this character: U+5149 (off-site link)
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Decimal representation of this word: 光
Unicode code for this character: U+5149 (off-site link)
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