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  dung1   jyutping
  dong1   pinyin
[1] [n] east; eastern [2] [v] travel eastward [3] [n] host; master; owner [4] a Chinese family name

Stroke count: 8
Level: 1
Radical: (#75)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
東 / 东

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This word has been viewed 21045 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 11th Aug 2013 22:17

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detail  dung1 fong1  dong1 fang1 = Oriental; the Orient; eastern
detail 西  hek3 dung1 sai1  chi1 dong1 xi5 = to eat
detail  gwong2 dung1  guang3 dong1 = Guangdong; Canton province
detail 西  dung1 sai1  dong1 xi1, dong1 xi5 (PRC) = east-west; thing; person
detail  gwong2 dung1 waa6*2  guang3 dong1 hua4 = Cantonese language
detail  dung1 bak1  dong1 bei3 = northeast
detail  dung1 naam4  dong1 nan2 = southeast
detail 西  dung1 naam4 sai1 bak1  dong1 nan2 xi1 bei3 = the four cardinal directions
detail  zung1 dung1  zhong1 dong1 = Middle East
detail  dung1 min6  dong1 mian4 = east side; eastern face (of a hill, etc.)
See all 212 compounds (CantoDict reports 220 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing 10 of 15 examples containing 東
detail audio 唔識廣東話
I don't speak Cantonese.
detail audio 識聽廣東話
I understand [spoken] Cantonese.
detail audio 識講廣東話
I know how to speak Cantonese.
detail 正在收拾東西
I'm cleaning up!
[Lit. I in-the-process-of tidying-up things]
detail audio 呢個廣東話?
How do you say this in Cantonese?
detail audio 廣東話
My Cantonese is better than you think!
[bragging]
detail 我們家裡太多好吃東西
We have so much nice food in the house.
detail audio 東區
I've been living in the East End
detail audio 廣東話
Cantonese is very difficult to learn.
detail audio 廣東話進步好多
Your Cantonese has improved a lot!
Show all 15 examples

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: This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.  
: This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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