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  zoeng6   jyutping
  zhang4   pinyin
[1] [n] husband; gentleman; man
[2] [n] senior; elder
[3] [n] unit of length (= to 3.33 m)
[4] [v] measure; survey (land)

nounAdditional PoS: verb
Stroke count: 3
Level: 2
Radical: (#1)

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

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This word has been viewed 7855 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 28th Dec 2014 03:25

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detail  zoeng6 fu1  zhang4 fu5 = husband
detail  ji4 zoeng6*2  yi2 zhang4 = mother's sister's husband; husband of mother's sister
detail  maan6 zoeng6   = lofty or bottomless
detail  gu1 zoeng6*2   = uncle-in-law; paternal aunt's husband
detail  gung1 zoeng6  gong1 zhang4 = decameter
detail  gwong1 mong4 maan6 zoeng6  guang1 mang2 wan4 zhang4 = shining with boundless radiance; gloriously radiant; resplendent
detail  maan6 zoeng6 gou1 lau4 cung4 dei6 hei2  wan4 zhang4 gao1 lou2 cong2 di4 qi3 = the journey of a thousand miles starts with one step
detail  zoeng6 loeng4  zhang4 liang2 = measure (of land)
detail  maan6 zoeng6 gou1 lau4 ping4 dei6 hei2   = the journey of a thousand miles starts with one step
detail  daai6 zoeng6 fu1  da4 zhang4 fu5 = a true man; a real man
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Showing 1 example containing 丈
detail audio 方丈已經圓寂  ?! 
The abbot has passed away for five years
[Sample sentence now uses 方丈 (abbot, head monk) as the subject of the sentence. But the audio still uses 道師 (Taoist priest) which appeared in the older version. As 圓寂 (in the middle of the sentence) is a Buddhist term, I think 方丈 is corre]
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