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  waai6   jyutping
  huai4   pinyin
bad; spoil; spoiled; ruin; destroy

Stroke count: 19
Level: 3
Radical: (#32)

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

This word has been viewed 14712 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  waai6 zo2   = broken, malfunctioning
detail  syun2 waai6  sun3 huai4 = to damage; to injure
detail  baai6 waai6  bai4 huai4 = to ruin
detail  waai6 cyu3  huai4 chu5 = disadvantage
detail  po3 waai6  po4 huai4 = wreck, break, destroy
detail  waai6 sam1  huai4 xin1 = evil, wicked
detail  daa2 waai6   = bash, bash in, to break, to break (watch)
detail  gaau3 waai6  jiao4 huai4 = to corrupt, teach inappropriate things (to children)
detail  waai6 jan4  huai4 ren2 = a bad man; hellion; malefactor; villain
detail  zing2 waai6   = to damage (internally)
See all 38 compounds (CantoDict reports 40 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing all 5 examples containing 壞
detail audio 嗰部手提電話壞咗
That mobile phone is broken.
[As in malfunctioning rather than being physically smashed.]
detail 壞咗快啲拖車
My car's broken down, quickly send out a repair truck!
[Lit. I [counter] car broken-already, you faster send-out [counter] drag-car come [particle]!]
detail audio 設計見仁見智
Whether such a design is good or bad, is a matter of opinion.
detail 唱機,不出聲
The record player is broken, it's not making any sound.
detail 景氣好壞口紅銷售看出端倪
The sales volume of lipstick gives a clue as to how prosperous the economy is.

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: This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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