喪 (song1 song3 | sang1 sang4) : funeral; lose; crazy

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喪

song1 song3

sang1 sang4

[粵] song1 [國] sang1
[n] funeral; mourning; things related to death

[粵] song3 [國] sang4
[1] [v] lose; be deprived of; die
[2] [v] be disappointed; be disheartened

[粵] song3 - Cantonese only
[adj] [slang] crazy; insane; stupid

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Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 12

Level: 1

Radical: 口 (#30)

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

喪 / 丧

This word has been viewed 8036 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 21st May 2012 05:25

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喪失 song3 sat1 sang4 shi1 = lose, forfeit

喪禮 song1 lai5 sang1 li3 = funeral

沮喪 zeoi2 song3 ju3 sang4 = dispirited, dejected, to be dismayed; depressed

喪玩 song3 waan4*2 sang1 wan2 = have lots of fun 粵

喪事 song1 si6 sang1 shi4 = bereavement

哭喪 huk1 song1 ku1 sang1 = to express one's condolence (wail at a funeral)

懊喪 ou3 song3 ao4 sang4 = dejected; depressed; despondent

承辦喪葬者 sing4 baan6 song1 zong3 ze2 cheng2 ban4 sang1 zang4 zhe3 = undertaker

剛剛喪失親人的 gong1 gong1 song3 sat1 can1 jan4 dik1 gang1 gang1 sang4 shi1 qin1 ren2 de4 = [adj] bereaved 國

治喪 zi6 song1 = to prepare for a funeral; to manage a funeral
See all 24 compounds (CantoDict reports 25 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing all 2 examples containing 喪

喪事最重要部份叫喪禮粵
The most important part after a person dies is called the funeral.
[Lit. Death-matters most important part call funeral]

人生最困擾之事莫過於喪失了人生目標。
The biggest perplexity in life is losing the goal of life.

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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: 喪
Unicode code for this character: U+55aa (off-site link)

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