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  caang1 caang3   jyutping
  cheng1   pinyin
(jyutping) caang1, (pinyin) cheng1
[1] prop up; support; brace
[2] punt/move (a boat/raft) with a pole
[3] prop open; unfurl; unfold; spread

(jyutping) caang3, (pinyin) cheng1
back up; keep up; put up with; maintain

(pinyin) cheng1 - Mandarin only
stretch tight; fill to the point of bursting | [] [zaang6]

verb
Stroke count: 15
Level: 3
Radical: (#64)

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

This word has been viewed 7889 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 12th Oct 2010 15:38

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detail  zi1 caang1   = to support; to prop up
detail  sei2 gai1 caang3 faan6 goi3   = not admit one is wrong
detail  caang1 teng5  cheng1 ting3 = to pole or punt a boat; Kangxi radical 54 (long stride) (廴); Kangxi radical 162 (walk) (辶)
detail  caang1 teng5 zai2  cheng1 ting3 zi3 = a person who poles a boat; Kangxi radical 162 (walk) (辶)
detail  caang3 toi4*2 goek3   = to have a meal with one's love
detail  caang1 si2 teng5  cheng1 shi3 ting3 = Kangxi radical 54 (long stride) (廴); Kangxi radical 162 (walk) (辶)
detail  caang3 m4 zyu6   = not be able to bear; not be able to put up with
detail  dau3 caang1  dou4 cheng1 = compete to see who will last the longest; battle for who can endure longer
detail  caang1 gon1 tiu3  cheng1 gan1 tiao4 = pole vault
detail  sei2 caang3   = resist stubbornly
See all 12 compounds (CantoDict reports 11 compounds in total, which would seem to be an error - please report this on the CantoDict forum)

Showing 1 example containing 撐
detail 木橈只有撐船
How can we use a mere one-feet long paddle to punt the boat?

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