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  cyun4 zyun6   jyutping
  chuan2 zhuan4   pinyin
[] cyun4 | [] chuan2
[1] [v] pass; transmit; hand down
[2] [v] spread; circulate; propagate
[3] [v] convey; express; show

[] zyun6 | [] zhuan4
[1] [n] biography; story; novel
[2] [n] commentaries on classics

Jyutping zyun6 has an optional tone change as zyun6*2.
nounAdditional PoS: verb
Stroke count: 13
Level: 2
Radical: (#9)

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

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This word has been viewed 17575 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 16th Oct 2011 06:55

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detail  se6 diu1 jing1 hung4 zyun6  she4 diao1 ying1 xiong2 zhuan4 = Legend of the Condor Heroes, wuxia (武侠, martial arts chivalry) novel by Jin Yong 金庸 and its screen adaptations
detail  cyun4 kei4  chuan2 qi2 = legend
detail  cyun4 zan1  chuan2 zhen1 = facsimile; fax
detail  cyun4 jim5  chuan2 ran3 = to infect; to transmit a disease
detail  cyun4 jim5 beng6  chuan2 ran3 bing4 = infectious disease; contagious disease; pestilence
detail  cyun4 jim5 sing3  chuan2 ran3 bing4 = infectious; contagious
detail  wai4 cyun4  yi2 chuan2 = hereditary
detail  zyun6 gei3  zhuan4 ji4 = biography
detail  cyun4 syut3  chuan2 shuo1 = legend; tradition; it is said
detail  syun1 cyun4  xuan1 chuan2 = to propagandize; to publicize; propaganda
See all 135 compounds (CantoDict reports 147 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing all 5 examples containing 傳
detail 他的名聲已經開始
His reputation has already begun to spread.
detail audio 畀佢頭槌龍門
I passed the ball to him and he scored with a header
[http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?7,120703]
detail 世界語啱啱傳入中國嗰陣  ?! 
When Esperanto had just been introduced to China...
[Lit. When Esperanto just-now introduced China that-time]
detail 我哋不斷收到呢啲冇用傳單實在討厭
We keep getting these unwanted flyers; they're a real nuisance.
[In the second part of sentence, the English version uses "they" to show a change of new subject. The Cantonese version does not need a new subject which is understood.]
detail 近來傳出流言蜚語老闆畀人捉黃腳雞
Recently there has been all these slanderous tales about the boss being blackmailed for having some extra-marital affair.
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