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  jyun2 jyun4   jyutping
  wan2   pinyin
pellet; ball; pill

Jyutping jyun4 is literary reading; jyun2 is colloquial. But jyun2 is being used in almost all context.
noun
Stroke count: 3
Level: 1
Radical: (#3)

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

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This word has been viewed 8560 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 4th Jul 2013 11:43

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detail  joek6 jyun4*2  yao4 wan2 = medicine pill; tablet
detail  gou1 jyun4*2  gao1 wan2 = testicle; testicles
detail  mak6 jyu4 jyun4*2   = cuttlefish ball
detail  cau3 jyun4*2   = camphor ball
detail  jyu4 jyun4*2  yu2 wan2 = minced fish ball
detail  ding6 sam1 jyun4*2   = tranquilizer; s.t. capable of setting s.b.'s mind at ease
detail  wan4 long6 jyun4*2  yun1 lang4 wan2 = seasick pills
detail  zoeng1 nou5 cau3 jyun4*2   = camphor balls, moth balls
detail  gou1 jyun4*2   = testicle
detail  gou1 jyun4*2 sou3  gao1 wan2 su4 = testosterone
See all 26 compounds (CantoDict reports 27 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing 1 example containing 丸
detail audio 魚蛋粉魚蛋牛丸牛丸雪糕薯片? 些粉
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.]
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