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  coeng3   jyutping
  chang4   pinyin
[1] sing; vocalize; chant
[2] cry; call; crow
[3] song; singing part of a Chinese opera
[4] [] speak ill of; gossip maliciously

Default PoS: verb Additional PoS: noun
Stroke count: 11
Level: 3
Radical: (#30)

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

This word has been viewed 9983 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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detail 調  coeng3 faan2 diu6  chang4 fan3 diao4 = to express a different view; to take a different position; play devil's advocate
detail  coeng3 go1  chang4 ge1 = sing
detail  maai6 coeng3  mai4 chang4 = to sing for a living
detail  coeng3 hau2   = singing and humming
detail  gou1 coeng3  gao1 chang4 = to sing loudly; chant; call out loudly for
detail  jin2 coeng3 wui6*2  yan3 chang4 hui4 = singing concert
detail  hap6 coeng3  he2 chang4 = chorus
detail  jin2 coeng3  yan3 chang4 = to sing in front of an audience
detail  go1 coeng3  ge1 chang4 = to sing; to sing in praise
detail K  coeng3 kei1  chang4 kei1 = to sing karaoke
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Showing all 3 examples containing 唱
detail audio 唱口幾好
That bird sings well.
detail audio 食咗草龍好唱口
You are happily singing non-stop. Are you on drugs?
detail 唱機,不出聲
The record player is broken, it's not making any sound.

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