寵 (cung2 zung3 | chong3) : bestow favour on

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寵

cung2 zung3

chong3

bestow favour on; dote on; spoil (a child)

Jyutping cung2 is the colloquial pronunciation; zung3 is the literary. The colloquial cung2 is more commonly used.

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Stroke count: 19

Level: 3

Radical: 宀 (#40)

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

寵 / 宠

This word has been viewed 7104 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 7th Jan 2010 12:49

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寵物 cung2 mat6 chong3 wu4 = a pet (animal)

寵物店 cung2 mat6 dim3 chong3 wu4 dian4 = pet shops

嘩眾取寵 waa1 zung3 ceoi2 cung2 = to make oneself stand out in public

寵壞 zung3 waai6 chong3 huai4 = spoil (a child)

寵愛 cung2 oi3 chong3 ai4 = to dote on; love dearly

寵愛的 cung2 oi3 dik1 chong3 ai4 de5 = [adj] pet; to love dearly 國

失寵 sat1 cung2 shi1 chong3 = lose favor; be in disfavor; be disgraced

受寵若驚 sau6 cung2 joek6 ging1 shou4 chong3 ruo4 jing1 = to feel overwhelmed by an unexpected favor; to feel unduly flattered

得寵 dak1 cung2 de2 chong3 = receive favour; be spoiled

寵物小精靈 cung2 mat6 siu2 zing1 ling4 = Pokémon(Pokemon) 粵
See all 15 compounds (CantoDict reports 16 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing 1 example containing 寵

獵豹唔可以做寵物㗎！粵
You can't keep a cheetah as a pet!
[Lit. cheetah cannot do pet [particle]]

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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: 寵
Unicode code for this character: U+5bf5 (off-site link)

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