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[粵] daan1 | [國] dan1 [1] [adj] single; sole | [antonym] 眾 [2] [adj] of odd number | [antonym] 雙 [3] [adj] simple; thin; weak [4] [n] list; slip; bill; menu [5] [adv] only; merely; alone [6] [粵] [classifier] case; matter | [國] 宗 [粵] sin6 | [國] shan4 [n] a Chinese family name [粵] sin4 | [國] chan2 [n] the Chief of the Huns Default PoS: Additional PoS: Show all nouns that can use this classifier Stroke count: 12
Level: 1
Radical: 口 (#30)
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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開單 hoi1 daan1 = to bill; to open a tab 罰單 fat6 daan1 = violation ticket; infringement notice 單車 daan1 ce1 = bicycle 粵 藥單 joek6 daan1 = prescription 埋單 maai4 daan1 = call for the bill (US/AU: check) at restaurants 粵 買單 maai5*4 daan1 = call for the bill (US/AU: check) at restaurants 國 單位 daan1 wai6*2 = a unit; work unit; single 踹單車 jaai2 daan1 ce1 = to ride a bicycle 粵 單詞 daan1 ci4 = word; simple word 打單信 daa2 daan1 seon3 = blackmail letter 粵 See all 177 compounds (CantoDict reports 183 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations) |
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Showing all 8 examples containing 單
佢唔單只問得好溜,講話重開口夾著脷添 粵
Not only does he asks peculiar questions, he says things that causes embarassment.
我哋不斷收到呢啲冇用嘅傳單﹐實在討厭。 粵
We keep getting these unwanted flyers; they're a real nuisance. [In the second part of sentence, the English version uses "they" to show a change of new subject. The Cantonese version does not need a new subject which is understood.]
呢單嘢佢識做咩? 粵
Can he really do this piece of job? [In this example 做 and 咩 are separate. Cf. the shorter more ambiguous "佢識做咩?", which can be interpreted as 1. "What can he do?" (when 做咩 is treated together), or 2. "Can he do it?" (when treated separately).]
大家都知道亞雄吹水功夫一流,佢可以將一件簡單嘅事講到天花龍鳳嚟吸引人。 粵
Everyone knows Ah Hung is really good at talking. He can capture his audience by making a simple matter so sophisticated. Legend 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. |