凳 (dang3 | deng4) : chair (oral)

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凳

dang3

deng4

[n] bench; stool
chair (Cantonese oral)
[Var.] 櫈

Stroke count: 14

Level: 4

Radical: 几 (#16)

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

凳

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凳子 dang3 zi2 deng4 zi5 = stool; seat; chair 國

長凳 coeng4 dang3 chang2 deng4 = bench

三腳凳 saam1 goek3 dang3 = sb/sth that cannot be depended upon 粵

條凳 tiu4 dang3 = trestle

板凳 baan2 dang3 ban3 deng4 = wooden bench or stool

坐冷板凳 co5 laang5 baan2 dang3 zuo4 leng3 ban3 deng4 = hold a title without any obligations of office; be kept waiting long for an assignment or an audience with a VIP

高腳凳 gou1 goek3 dang3 = a high chair, a chair with long legs like a barstool

BB凳 bi1*4 bi1 dang3 = a kiddie chair 粵

矮凳仔 ai2 dang3 zai2 = a small stool; a low stool 粵

扤凳 ngat6 dang3 = to rock a chair 粵

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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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