倫 (leon4 | lun2) : human relationships

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倫

leon4

lun2

[1] normal human relationships among people [2] [n] comparison; peer; match [3] classification [4] order; logic [5] regular; ordinary [6] [v] choose; choice

Stroke count: 10

Level: 3

Radical: 亻 (#9)

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

倫 / 伦

Don't confuse with:
偷

This word has been viewed 10532 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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倫常 leon4 soeng4 lun2 chang2 = proper human relationships

倫敦 leon4 deon1 lun2 dun1 = London

加倫 gaa1 leon4*2 = gallon (loanword)

語無倫次 jyu5 mou4 leon4 ci3 = to utter nonsense

亂倫 lyun6 leon4 luan4 lun2 = incest, to commit incest

多倫多 do1 leon4 do1 duo1 lun2 duo1 = Toronto

不倫不類 bat1 leon4 bat1 leoi6 bu4 lun2 bu4 lei4 = neither fish nor fowl; nondescript 國

倫理 leon4 lei5 lun2 li3 = [n] moral principles, ethics

倫理學 leon4 lei5 hok6 = [n] ethics; moral philosophy

頻倫 pan4 lan4 = hurried 粵
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Showing all 2 examples containing 倫

佢啱啱由倫敦過嚟粵
He's just come from London.
[Lit. he just-now from London over come.]

佢喺多倫多住咗十年喇。粵
He has lived in Toronto for ten years.
[喇 means "by now" in the sentence, indicating sth in the present. Cutting off 喇, the sentence would mean "He lived in Toronto for ten years", indicating sth of the past.]

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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.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 倫
Unicode code for this character: U+502B (off-site link)

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