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[粵] wan2 - Cantonese only [1] search; find; look for [2] use; make use of [3] earn (money) [粵] wan3 | [國] wen4 [1] press with fingers [2] wipe off (tears)  Stroke count: 13
Level: 2
Radical: 扌 (#64)
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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This word has been viewed 31012 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 14th Jun 2011 02:35 |
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搵食
wan2 sik6 = to earn a living; to look for food 粵
搵返
wan2 faan1 = recover 粵
搵到
wan2 dou3*2 = find 粵
講笑搵第樣
gong2 siu3 wan2 dai6 joeng6*2 = this is no laughing matter 粵
搵老襯
wan2 lou5 can3 = to be tricked or cheated by someone 粵
搵笨
wan2 ban6 = to cheat; to con 粵
搵周公
wan2 zau1 gung1 = go to bed 粵
搵工
wan2 gung1 = job hunt 粵
騎牛搵馬
ke4 ngau4 wan2 maa5 = (fig.) to mark time 粵
搵世界
wan2 sai3 gaai3 = to search for a living 粵See all 27 compounds |
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Showing 10 of 18 examples containing 搵
個差人喺車尾廂搵到個屍體 粵
The policeman found the body in the car's trunk. [Lit. [counter] policeman at car-trunk find-arrive [counter] dead-body In this example, 喺車尾廂 cannot go at the end of the sentence. (Why?)]
搵日一齊食飯啦。 粵
Let's have lunch together some day. [The Cantonese word order 搵日 (some day) 一齊 (together) 食飯 (have lunch) 啦 (let's) is the exact opposite of the English version.] Legend 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: 搵
Unicode code for this character: U+6435 (off-site link)
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Decimal representation of this word: 搵
Unicode code for this character: U+6435 (off-site link)
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