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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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This word has been viewed 22276 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 11th Nov 2013 13:14 |
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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 haircutSee 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. |
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