傾 (king1 | qing1) : incline; tendency; overturn; exhaust; chat

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傾

king1

qing1

[1] [v] incline; lean; tilt; slope; slant; bend
[2] [n] tendency; inclination; propensity; deviation
[3] [v] overturn; collapse; topple; overwhelm; dump
[4] [v] exhaust; do all one can; use every exertion
[5] [粵] [v] chat; talk; negotiate; get on with

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Stroke count: 13

Level: 2

Radical: 亻 (#9)

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

傾 / 倾

This word has been viewed 16923 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Feb 2011 14:04

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冇得傾 mou5 dak1 king1 mao3 de2 qing1 = no room for discussion; no negotiations 粵

傾偈 king1 gai6*2 = to chat; to talk; to discuss 粵

傾向 king1 hoeng3 qing1 xiang4 = trend; tendency

傾斜 king1 ce4 qing1 xie2 = slope; inclination; to tilt; to incline; to lean; to slant

傾聽 king1 ting1*3 qing1 ting1 = listen attentively

傾向於 king1 hoeng3 jyu1 qing1 xiang4 yu2 = prone to

傾瀉 king1 se3 = come down in torrents; pour

山泥傾瀉 saan1 nai4 king1 se3 = landslide, landslip

側耳傾聽 zak1 ji5 king1 teng1 ce4 er3 qing1 ting1 = to listen carefully

傾拎框冷 king1 ning1 kwaang1 laang5*1 = to describe somebody wearing lots of jewels; jangling 粵
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Showing all 3 examples containing 傾

我同媽咪傾緊偈。粵
I am chatting with my mummy.

阿媽同我女朋友傾到好投契粵
My mom and girlfriend are having such a kindred conversation.

我等陣去佢間舖頭打墩﹐傾吓偈同消磨吓時間。粵
I'm going to his store and spend a long time there in a moment, to chat, and to kill time.

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粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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Decimal representation of this word: 傾
Unicode code for this character: U+50be (off-site link)

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