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[1] [v] issue; publish; dispatch; send out; emit [2] [v] shoot; launch [3] [v] begin; start; initiate; originate [4] [v] reveal; disclose; uncover [5] [v] become; come to be [6] [v] utter; express; speak [7] [v] set off; set out [8] [v] illuminate; help out Stroke count: 12
Level: 3
Radical: 癶 (#105)
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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| This character was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 15th Jul 2009 14:58 | ||
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出發
ceot1 faat3 = to set off (on a journey)
發燒
faat3 siu1 = to have a fever; to have a temperature
發言
faat3 jin4 = a statement
發出
faat3 ceot1 = to issue; to send out
發霉
faat3 mui4 = go mouldy
恭喜發財
gung1 hei2 faat3 coi4 = Chinese New Year greeting
發現
faat3 jin6 = to discover; to find out
發姣
faat3 haau4 = be horny; libidinous; lustful 粵
恭喜發財,利市𢭃來
gung1 hei2 faat3 coi4, lei6 si5*6 dau6 loi4 = a cheeky request for a red packet of lucky money! 粵
發財
faat3 coi4 = to get rich; (mahjong) green dragonSee all 280 compounds (CantoDict reports 309 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations) |
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Showing 10 of 14 examples containing 發
園主又打發了另一個僕人去，他們也把那人打了，並加以侮辱，放他空手回去。 國
And again he (the lord of the vinyard) sent another servant. But they beat him also, and treating him reproachfully, sent him away empty. (Luke 20:11)
剛才媽媽大發雌威，我從來未見過佢噉 粵
Mother was so angry just now that she was awesome; I have never seen her like this before.
人哋啱啱學廣東話發音唔准，你就唔好嘥人啦 粵
Her pronuncation is a bit off as she has started learning Cantonese not long ago. Do not tease her. 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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Decimal representation of this word: 發
Unicode code for this character: U+767C (off-site link)
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Decimal representation of this word: 發
Unicode code for this character: U+767C (off-site link)
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