鞋 (haai4 | xie2 ) : shoes

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鞋

haai4

xie2

shoe(s); footwear in general

(Classifier(s): [華] 隻 (singular); [粵] 對 (pair); [國] 雙 (pair))

Stroke count: 15

Level: 2

Radical: (#177)

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

鞋

This character was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 29th Jul 2009 15:32

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擦鞋 caat3 haai4 = to polish shoes; to fawn 粵

鞋油 haai4 jau4*2 = shoe polish

鞋舖 haai4 pou3*2 = shoe shop 粵

鞋帶 haai4 daai3*2 xie2 dai4 = shoelace

皮鞋 pei4 haai4 pi2 xie2 = leather shoes

球鞋 kau4 haai4 qiu2 xie2 = athletic shoes

一雙鞋 jat1 soeng1 haai4 = a pair of shoes

著鞋 zoek3 haai4 zhuo2 xie2 = to wear shoes 粵

冰鞋 bing1 haai4 bing1 xie2 = skating boots; ice skates

鞋店 haai4 dim3 = shoe stores
See all 47 compounds (CantoDict reports 48 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing all 9 examples containing 鞋

快啲綁鞋帶粵
Quickly tie up your laces!
[Lit. faster tie shoelace]

唔使除鞋啦! 粵
Don't take off your shoes!

我對鞋畀我做嘢嗰度個秘書收埋咗粵
My shoes were hidden by the secretary at work.
[Lit. I pair shoes by I work there [classifier] secretary hide-already]

你的鞋子是甚麼牌子的 ? 國
What brand are your shoes?

你的鞋子是什麼牌子的 ? 國
What brand are your shoes?

你對鞋係咩(乜)牌子? 粵
What brand are your shoes?

對鞋有啲挾腳粵
These shoes are a little bit cramped.

對新鞋好刮腳粵
The pair of new shoes causes blisters

行山鞋價錢不菲粵
The price of hiking shoes is not cheap.

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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: 鞋
Unicode code for this character: U+978b (off-site link)

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