抬 (toi4 | tai2) : raise, lift

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抬

toi4

tai2

raise; lift; elevate; carry; move; bear

Stroke count: 8

Level: 2

Radical: 扌 (#64)

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

抬

This word has been viewed 3606 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:45

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抬頭 toi4 tau4 tai2 tou2 = to raise one's head, to gain ground

抬起 toi4 hei2 tai2 qi3 = to lift up

抬走 toi4 zau2 = to carry away

不識抬舉 bat1 sik1 toi4 geoi2 bu4 shi2 tai2 ju3 = fail to appreciate sb's kindness; not know how to appreciate favors 國

哄抬物價 hung6 toi4 mat6 gaa3 hong3 tai2 wu4 jia4 = forcing up the price

高抬 gou1 toi4 gao1 tai2 = to speak highly of sb

高抬貴手 gou1 toi4 gwai3 sau2 gai1 tai2 gui4 shou3 = have mercy on me; show mercy to

定過抬油 ding6 gwo3 toi4 jau4 ding4 guo4 tai2 you2 = remain calm and composed; not be shaken 粵

定過抬炸彈 ding6 gwo3 toi4 zaa3 daan6*2 ding4 guo4 tai2 zha4 dan4 = be very calm; stay very composed 粵

抬棺材甩褲 toi4 gun1 coi4 lat1 fu3 tai2 guan1 cai2 shuai3 ku4 = extremely embarrassing 粵

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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: 抬
Unicode code for this character: U+62ac (off-site link)

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