彩 (coi2 | cai3 {cai5}) : colours; ornamental

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彩

coi2

cai3 {cai5}

[1] colours; variegated colours [2] makeup in various Chinese operas [3] special feats or stunts in Chinese operas [4] ornamental; brilliant; gay [5] stakes in a gambling game; prize money

Stroke count: 11

Level: 3

Radical: 彡 (#59)

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

彩

This character was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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好彩 hou2 coi2 = luckily; fortunately; good fortune 粵

彩色 coi2 sik1 cai3 se4 = colour (U.S.: color); multicoloured

彩蛋 coi2 daan6*2 cai3 dan4 = Easter egg; colored egg; painted eggshell

水彩 seoi2 coi2 = water-colour

水彩畫 seoi2 coi2 waa6*2 = water-colour painting

水彩顏料 seoi2 coi2 ngaan4 liu6*2 = water-colour paint

彩色蠟筆 coi2 sik1 laap6 bat1 = coloured crayon

多彩 do1 coi2 duo1 cai3 = colorful

色彩 sik1 coi2 se4 cai3 = colouring; coloration; tiniting

雲彩 wan4 coi2 yun2 cai5 = clouds
See all 54 compounds (CantoDict reports 57 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing all 4 examples containing 彩

好彩得到你細心查核，搵到問題嘅所在粵
Fortunately due to your careful checks, we are able to find where the problem lies.

今次你好嘢，不過下次冇咁好彩嘅嘞！粵
You got away this time, but you won't be so lucky next time!

唔使幾耐，你就可以睇到一出精彩嘅好戲粵
In due course, you'll see a spectacular display.
[Lit. in good time, you then can see-arrive one [counter] brilliant [possessive particle] play. 不消多久=唔使幾耐]

好彩重有公民黨粵
Thank goodness, we still have the Civic Party.

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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.
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Decimal representation of this word: 彩
Unicode code for this character: U+5F69 (off-site link)

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