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  maan5   jyutping
  wan3   pinyin
[1] sunset; night; evening [2] late [3] drawing toward the end [4] younger; junior

Stroke count: 11
Level: 2
Radical: (#72)

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

This word has been viewed 13251 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  maan5 maan5   = every night
detail  mui5 maan5   = every night
detail  gam1 maan5/maan5*1  jin1 wan3 = tonight
detail  je6 maan5  ye4 wan3 = at night; nighttime
detail  dong1 maan5   = on that night
detail  maan5 caan1  wan3 can1 = dinner, supper, evening meal
detail  maan5 soeng6 hou2   = 'good evening' (greeting)
detail  maan5 on1   = 'good evening' (formal greeting)
detail  maan5 faan6  wan3 fan4 = dinner
detail  maan5 haak1   = at night; nighttime
See all 65 compounds

Showing all 26 examples containing 晚
detail audio 今晚
What are the side dishes for dinner?
detail audio 上星期朋友一齊晚飯
Last Sunday, I had dinner with my friends together.
detail 今晚慢慢
Enjoy yourselves this evening.
[Lit. This evening slowly play]
detail 晚晚行公司
She goes shopping every night.
[Lit. She evening-evening also walk-company]
detail 今晚媽咪
My mum'll pick me up this evening.
[Lit. this evening I mom collect me]
detail audio 琴晚派對十分之熱鬧
The party yesterday night was extremely lively (and exciting)!
[the word "排對" is incorrect. we should say "派對"]
detail 晚上可以看到上天空中星辰
At night you can see stars in the sky above your head.
detail 阿媽今晚煮飯自己
Mum is not going to cook tongiht, so we/I have to have dinner on our/my own.
[Usually mother cooks at home every night. If she does not cook, it implies that she is out at night, so the entire family has to think about the dinner stuff.]
detail 今晚當值
I'm on duty tonight.
[Lit: I need to be on duty tonight.]
detail 琴晚一套感人
I saw a moving film yesterday evening.
[Lit. I yesterday evening see-already one [counter] moving [possessive particle] film.]
detail 點鐘開工所以夜晚唔可以出街
I start work at 7 o'clock each morning, so I can't stay out too late.
[Lit. I every morning also at 7 o'clock open-work, so I late cannot go-out]
detail 聽朝點鐘開工所以今晚唔可以行公司
I‘ve got to start work at six tomorrow, so I can't go shopping tonight.
[Lit. I tomorrow morning at six o'clock start-work, therefore I this-evening cannot go-shopping]
detail 頭髮平時撈攪點解今晚梳頭  ?! 
Your hair's normally so messy, why've you combed it this evening?
detail audio 噙晚過電畀我
Last night you phoned me.
detail 卅呀呢度人山人海直情不通
On the 30th night, this place will be completely filled with people, impossible to move.
detail 今晚咁多梗係食唔晒
There's so much food tonight; of course I can't finish the lot.
detail 小心晚年
We must consider this matter more carefully; being cautious will help us go a long way.
detail 幾點進行篝火晚會
When can we start tonight's bonfire?
detail 噚晚我哋屋企一個不速之客
We had an uninvited guest over at my house last night.
detail 每晚臨瞓一定會祈禱
Everynight before I sleep, I must pray.
detail 鬼知尋晚
Who (the hell) knows where he went last night. [as in "I don't know where he went last night"]
[邊 is short for 邊度]
detail 琴晚劈酒醉醉地
You got pretty drunk last night.
[Lit. you yesterday evening binge-alcohol binge-arrive drunk-ish]
detail 琴晚跟住鹹濕女朋友
Last night he got really drunk and then lecherously fondled my girlfriend's breasts.
[Further discussion: http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?7,84284,111096#msg-111096]
detail 琴晚閂窗發覺身體蚊𧕴
He didn't shut the window yesterday. When he woke up found that he had four mosquito bites.
detail 成晚喺度喺度考慮好唔好請假
Ah Hung spent the whole night tossing and turning on his bed, clenching his fist like pig's trotters; he is still considering if he should apply for leave from work.
[http://storyboard1212.mysinablog.com/index.php?op=ViewArticle&articleId=25098]
detail 年卅晚家人喺度𨅝檯腳, 點知咁啱男朋友預訂情人節喺呢度燭光晚餐
I had my reunion dinner with my family here on Chinese New Year's Eve. Little did I know that my boyfriend made a reservation to have our candlelight dinner in this same place on Valentine's day.

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