律 (leot6 | lv4) : statute; law; regulation

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律

leot6

lv4

[1] [n] statute; law; regulation; rule [2] [v] bind by law; control or restrain; discipline [3] a series of standard bamboo tuning pitch pipes used in ancient music [4] a form in Chinese poetry - a stanza of eight lines

Stroke count: 9

Level: 3

Radical: 彳 (#60)

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

律

This word has been viewed 8341 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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千篇一律 cin1 pin1 jat1 leot6 qian1 pian1 yi1 lv4 = stereotyped

沙律 saa1 leot6*2 = salad

法律 faat3 leot6 fa3 lv4 = law

律師 leot6 si1 lv4 shi1 = lawyer, attorney

沙律醬 saa1 leot6*2 zoeng3 = salad dressing

一律 jat1 leot6 yi1 lv4 = same; uniform; without exception

旋律 syun4 leot6 xuan2 lv4 = melody; rhythm

紀律 gei2 leot6 ji4 lv4 = discipline

菲律賓 fei1 leot6 ban1 fei1 lv4 bin1 = Philippines

定律 ding6 leot6 ding4 lv4 = established law
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細佬，冇人鐘意喺公眾地方著衫嘅，但係呢啲係法律呀粵
Kid, no-one likes to wear clothes in public, but it's the law!
[Lit. child, have-no people like in public place wear-clothes [particle], however these are law [particle]]

綁匪懾於法律威嚴及時懸崖勒馬，算他們聰明。
The kidnappers, being fearful of the strict laws, were clever to pull back and stop before it became too late.

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Decimal representation of this word: 律
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