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[1] [n] reason; logic; truth [2] [n] natural science; physics [3] [v] manage; run; administer [4] [v] pay attention to; heed; take notice of [5] [v] put in order; tidy up; get into shape [6] [n] texture; grain (in wood, skin, etc) Additional PoS: Stroke count: 11
Level: 1
Radical: 玉 (#96)
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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Don't confuse with: 埋 |
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唔理三七廿一 m4 lei5 saam1 cat1 je6 jat1 = reject an objection to a course of action, “I don’t care”; regardless, irrespective 粵 理想 lei5 soeng2 = ideal 理事 lei5 si6 = councillor, councilman 醫院管理局 ji1 jyun2 gun2 lei5 guk6 = Hospital Authority 物理學 mat6 lei5 hok6 = physics 理論 lei5 leon6 = theory 理由 lei5 jau4 = reason 講道理 gong2 dou6 lei5 = to reason with 地理學 dei6 lei5 hok6 = geography 理髮 lei5 faat3 = to cut hair; to get a haircut See all 255 compounds (CantoDict reports 314 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations) |
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Showing all 7 examples containing 理
以前有個經理咸濕佢 粵
There was a manager who sexually harassed him before. [Lit. before have [counter] manager sexually-harrass him]
間酒店冇理由咁平格,話唔定啲房有鬼。 粵
There is no reason why the rates for this hotel is so low. Maybe there are ghosts in the rooms. [Final particle 格 is the affective version of 㗎.] 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. |