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  bong1   jyutping
  bang1   pinyin
[1] help; assist [2] [n] gang; group; class; fleet [3] the sides of a shoe or gutter

Stroke count: 17
Level: 3
Radical: (#50)

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

This word has been viewed 21916 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  bong1 sau2  bang1 shou5 = to help; assistant
detail  bong1 can3  bang1 chen4 = patronage
detail  bong1 m4 lok6  bang1 wu2 luo4 = unable to help
detail  bong1 zo6  bang1 zhu4 = [n] help; [v] help
detail  bong1 mong4  bang1 mang2 = to help
detail  bong1 ceoi4  bang1 chu2 = help in the mess kitchen
detail  hak1 bong1  hei1 bang1 = sinister gang; organized crime group
detail  bong1 bou2   = to help out with money; to subsidize
detail  bong1 baan6*2  bang1 ban4 = variant of 督察
detail  bong1 baan6*2 zai2   = a probational inspector
See all 38 compounds (CantoDict reports 40 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing all 22 examples containing 幫
detail audio 唔該()
Please help me.
detail audio 等我
"Let me help you."
detail audio 多謝你嘅幫襯下次再嚟過
Thank you for your business. Come back next time.
detail audio 唔該暢散一百
Would you give me change for the hundred-dollar note?
detail audio 唔該搦住!
Would you please hold the umbrella for me!
detail audio 唔該,!
Can you help me take a photo, please.
detail 唔該打包拎走
Please wrap it up for me to take away!
detail 先生請問有啲可以你嘅
Sir, how can I help you?
detail 酒店噏耷? 有人幫襯?
Why's this hotel such a mess? How will anyone want to come here?
[Lit. what this [counter] hotel so shabby [particle]? How would have person would frequent [particle]]
detail 唔得閒麻煩你斟水
My hands are full [at the moment]... could you get some water for me?
[lit. my [counter] hand not free, trouble you help me pour water]
detail audio 如果嘅話唔可以呢個入去
If you're not too busy, could you help me move this dressor into the bedroom?
detail 工作如果無任歡迎
Much work remains to be done. Any assistance that you can render is most welcome.
detail audio 以為攝影師男朋友一定會好多殊不知一張
I had the idea that by having a photographer as boyfriend, I would have many of my pictures taken. Little did I know that none of the photographs were of me.
detail 出啲紳士風度開車
Shouln't you be a gentleman by opening the car door for Bou Wah?
detail 李連杰錫身,導演替身
Jet Li takes pretty good care of himself, his movie director even found a stand-in for him.
[(So that he doesn't have to do the stunts himself.)]
detail 報紙南華明報各一
Please buy some newspapers for me, South China (Morning Post), Sing Tao (Daily) and Ming Pao (Daily), one each.
detail 等陣銀行人哋入票
I want to go to the bank in a moment to cash a cheque.
detail 頭先畀我等陣銀行人哋入票
He told me he wanted to go to the bank soon to cash a cheque for someone.
[頭先 implies 10 or 20 minutes ago; contrast with 啱啱 which implies a few seconds ago.]
detail 我等銀行人哋入票
I'll want to go to the bank to cash a cheque for someone soon.
[Shouldn't be parsed as 我等 陣(我哋) but as 我 等陣]
detail 似乎都係畀人
Seems there's nothing I can do to help you so I'm just gonna have to pass the buck on to someone else.
[Further discussion: http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?7,84284,111096#msg-111096]
detail 出嚟肯定有幫助
It would certainly help if you speak out.
[The whole sentence is composed of 5 separate verbs: 講, 出嚟, 肯定, 有, and 幫助. Coming together, 講 becomes the single verb; 出嚟 functions as a directional particle; 肯定 is converted into an adverb; 有 and 幫助 combine as an adjective ]
detail 兼職工作, 借此幫補
He worked several part-time jobs, thereby helping his family financially.

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