唐 (tong4 | tang2) : Tang dynasty; Chinese; a surname

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唐

tong4

tang2

[1] [n] Tang dynasty (618-907) in Chinese history
[2] [n] alternative name of Chinese
[3] [n] a surname
[4] [adj] abrupt; rude; boastful

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Stroke count: 10

Level: 2

Radical: 口 (#30)

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

唐

This word has been viewed 8402 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 19th Oct 2014 15:21

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唐納德川普 tong4 / naap6 / dak1 / cyun1 / pou2 tang2 / na4 / de2 / chuan1 / pu3 = Donald Trump, US billionare businessman

唐狗 tong4 gau2 tang2 gou3 = a Chinese mixed-breed dog; a mongrel

唐人街 tong4 jan4 gaai1 tang2 ren2 jie1 = Chinatown

唐裝 tong4 zong1 tang2 zhuang1 = tangzhuang

唐人 tong4 jan4 = Chinese person

唐人年 tong4 jan4 nin4 = Chinese New Year

唐朝 tong4 ciu4 tang2 chao2 = Tang Dynasty

唐樓 tong4 lau4*2 tang2 lou2 = old Chinese buildings (without lift)

唐代 tong4 doi6 tang2 dai4 = the Tang Dynasty

唐璜 tong4 wong4 tang2 huang2 = a dandy; a fop; Don Juan; a ladies man
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Showing 1 example containing 唐

佢要嫁畀唐叔嘅仔你又唔肯，唔通要個女將來攝灶罅咩？粵
You disallow her despite her wanting to marry Ah Tong's son; don't tell me you want her to end up a spinster?

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Decimal representation of this word: 唐
Unicode code for this character: U+5510 (off-site link)

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