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  beng3 bing3   jyutping
  bing3   pinyin
[1] [noun, classifier] handle (of knife, ladle, etc)
[2] information used to ridicule or attack sb
[3] stalk; stem
[4] [] [v] same as .

In Cantonese, "beng3" is the colloquial reading and "bing3" the literary. Most people prefer using "beng3" for all contexts.
Default PoS: noun Additional PoS: verbclassifier
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Stroke count: 9
Level: 3
Radical: (#75)

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

This word has been viewed 6176 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:45

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detail  baa2 beng3  ba3 bing3 = handle; excuse
detail  coeng4 beng3 wok6   = saucepan
detail  gaai2 pau2 dou1 beng3  jie3 pou1 dao1 bing3 = scalpel
detail  waa6 beng3   = sayings
detail  siu3 beng3   = a joke; a laughingstock
detail  mun4 beng3   = doorknob
detail  kuk1 beng3 zyun3  qu1 bing3 zuan4 = a hand drill with crank handle
detail  dou1 beng3   = a knife handle
detail  kyun4 beng3  quan2 bing3 = power; authority
detail  zaa6 lyun6 go1 beng3  zha4 luan4 ge1 bing3 = to interrupt sb; impolitely barge in on a conversation
See all 12 compounds (CantoDict reports 13 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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