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jyun2 jyun4
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pellet; ball; pill Jyutping jyun4 is literary reading; jyun2 is colloquial. But jyun2 is being used in almost all context.
Stroke count: 3
Level: 1
Radical: 丶 (#3)
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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Don't confuse with: 九 |
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藥丸 joek6 jyun4*2 = medicine pill; tablet 睪丸 gou1 jyun4*2 = testicle; testicles 墨魚丸 mak6 jyu4 jyun4*2 = cuttlefish ball 臭丸 cau3 jyun4*2 = camphor ball 魚丸 jyu4 jyun4*2 = minced fish ball 定心丸 ding6 sam1 jyun4*2 = tranquilizer; s.t. capable of setting s.b.'s mind at ease 暈浪丸 wan4 long6 jyun4*2 = seasick pills 樟腦臭丸 zoeng1 nou5 cau3 jyun4*2 = camphor balls, moth balls 睾丸 gou1 jyun4*2 = testicle 睾丸素 gou1 jyun4*2 sou3 = testosterone See all 26 compounds (CantoDict reports 27 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations) |
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Showing 1 example containing 丸
魚蛋粉有魚蛋,牛丸粉有牛丸,咁咩粉有雪糕同薯片? 些粉。 粵
Fish ball noodles contain fish balls, beef ball noodles contain beef balls, what kind of noodles contain ice cream and potato chips? 7-Eleven. [A joke in Cantonese that utilizes the pun between 粉 (noodles) and the Cantonese pronunciation of the second syllable of "seven". See entry for 些粉.] |