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  zang1   jyutping
  zeng1   pinyin
[v] hate; detest; abhor; loathe; abominate

Stroke count: 15
Level: 3
Radical: (#61)

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

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This word has been viewed 10889 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  faan6 zung3 zang1   = cause much offence
detail  oi3 zang1  ai4 zeng1 = love and hate
detail  zang1 han6  zeng1 hen4 = [v][n] detest; [n] hatred
detail  zang1 ok3  zeng1 wu4 = abhor, loathe, abominate, animosity
detail  san4 zang1 gwai2 jim3  shen2 zeng1 gui3 yan4 = bothering, disturbing, revolting, sickening
detail  oi3 zang1 fan1 ming4  ai4 zeng1 fen1 ming2 = clearly differentiate between love and hate
detail  hat1 jan4 zang1  qi3 ren2 zeng1 = despicable
detail  seoi1 mou4 gwo3 faan6, min6 muk6 ho2 zang1  sui1 wu2 guo4 fan4, mian4 mu4 ke3 zeng1 = your face alone is loathsome enough to offend people

Showing all 5 examples containing 憎
detail audio 火車
I hate to ride on trains.
detail audio 禮物
I hate wrapping up presents!
detail 細蚊仔  ?! 
I hate looking after brats.
[Lit. I very hate look-after little-mosquitoes.]
detail 捉棋時候依牙鬆槓
It irritates me when people around me are giving all sorts of comments while I am playing chess.
detail 做錯少少, 乞人憎!
He chews you out for every small mistake you make, it's no wonder he's so unpopular!

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