擂 (leoi4 | lei2 lei4) : thump; grind; boxing ring

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擂

leoi4

lei2 lei4

[粵] leoi4 | [國] lei2
[1] [v] thump; beat; bang
[2] [v] grind; pestle

[粵] leoi4 | [國] lei4
[n] boxing ring; arena

Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 16

Level: 2

Radical: 扌 (#64)

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

擂

This word has been viewed 2725 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 6th Jan 2012 05:00

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擂台 leoi4 toi4 lei2 tai2 (Taiwan), lei4 tai2 (PRC) = arena

擂臺 leoi4 toi4 lei2 tai2 (Taiwan), lei4 tai2 (PRC) = boxing stage

自吹自擂 zi6 ceoi1 zi6 leoi4 zi4 chui1 zi4 lei2 = to boast about oneself

擂茶 leoi4 caa4 = pounded tea (a type of Hakka beverage)

擂鼓 leoi4 gu2 lei4 gu3 = beat (war) drums

筋肉擂台 gan1 juk6 leoi4 toi4 = Muscle Ranking (HKTV show)

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佢噉嘅三板斧仲敢喺一哥面前自吹自擂? 粵
He is not capable but yet has the audacity to blow his trumpet before the master?

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Decimal representation of this word: 擂
Unicode code for this character: U+64c2 (off-site link)

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