曹 (cou4 | cao2) : plural particle

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曹

cou4

cao2

[1] [literary] a plural particle
[2] a Chinese family name

Stroke count: 11

Level: 3

Radical: 曰 (#73)

This character is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese. 國

曹

This word has been viewed 3890 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 21st Oct 2010 15:04

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一講曹操，曹操就到 jat1 gong2 cou4 cou1, cou4 cou1 zau6 dou3 = speak of the devil; Speak of the Devil and he shall come

蕭規曹隨 siu1 kwai1 cou4 ceoi4 xiao1 gui1 cao2 sui2 = follow an established set of rules and regulations

曹操 cou4 cou1 cao2 cao1 = Ts'ao Ts'ao (Cao Cao)

曹縣 cou4 jyun6 cao2 xian4 = Cao county (county in Shandong)

身在曹營心在漢 san1 zoi6 cou4 jing4 sam1 zoi6 hon3 = body is in one place, while heart is in another

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一講曹操曹操就到 ?!
PLEASE DELETE AND RECREATE AS A COMPOUND (IDIOM), AS PER http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?14,92526,92538#msg-92538 Speak of the devil (and he shall appear).
[PLEASE DELETE AND RECREATE AS A COMPOUND (IDIOM), AS PER http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?14,92526,92538#msg-92538 Note that this is a rough translation "曹操" is actually a famous Chinese general and NOT a translation for the devil.]

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Decimal representation of this word: 曹
Unicode code for this character: U+66f9 (off-site link)

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