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1] [n] friend; pal; acquaintance [2] [n] group; clique Stroke count: 8
Level: 1
Radical: 月 (#74)
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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This word has been viewed 1 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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Showing all 30 examples containing 朋 Oh my god! Your boyfriend is so ugly! [http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?14,131797,131965#msg-131965] He's in front of a tent, waiting for his friend. [Lit. He at [counter] camping-tent front-face waiting friend] You must be popular with the boys! [Lit. you [plural] [clause delimiter], is-or-is-it-not have many boyfriend [particle]] The only thing this good-for-nothing son does is to go around with some bad company and engage in all kinds of vice activities. Mr. Dong is taking pictures of his girlfriend's teenage daughter bathing without her knowledge. I had the idea that by having a photographer as boyfriend, I would have many of my pictures taken. Little did I know that none of the photographs were of me. She’s been talking non-stop the whole morning. Probably because the boyfriend has come back. [Alternative (more literal) translation: She was singing the whole morning like a bird (not in captivity). The boyfriend must have returned to her.] Right now, I'm hanging out with my friends. ["Hea-ing" can directly replace "hanging out."] Last night he got really drunk and then lecherously fondled my girlfriend's breasts. [Further discussion: http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?7,84284,111096#msg-111096] I had my reunion dinner with my family here on Chinese New Year's Eve. 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 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese. 粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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: the Cantonese Jyutping romanisation (pronunciation)
Also, CantoDict uses a unique "asterisk (*)" convention, to show readings such as jyu4*2. For more information please see CantoDict Tone Conventions.
: the Mandarin pronunciation of the word in pinyin.