桶 (tung2 | tong3) : pail; bucket; barrel; tub

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桶

tung2

tong3

pail; bucket; barrel; tub; keg; drum; tank; cask

Stroke count: 11

Level: 1

Radical: 木 (#75)

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

桶

This word has been viewed 7160 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 3rd Dec 2010 01:40

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飯桶 faan6 tung2 fan4 tong3 = good-for-nothing; slacker 粵

膠桶 gaau1 tung2 jiao1 tong3 = plastic bucket; plastic pail 粵

摷櫃桶 cauu3 gwai6 tung2 = search the drawers 粵

半桶水 bun3 tung2 seoi2 = to have knowledge or ability without full comprehension 粵

垃圾桶 laap6 saap3 tung2 la1 ji1 tong3 (PRC), le4 se4 tong3 (Taiwan) = rubbish bin, waste bin, trash can

櫃桶 gwai6 tung2 = desk drawer 粵

馬桶 maa5 tung2 ma3 tong3 = [n] chamber pot; toilet (lit., "horse bucket")

抽水馬桶 cau1 seoi2 maa5 tung2 = flush toilet

五桶櫃 ng5 tung2 gwai6 = a chest of drawers (five high)

便桶 bin6 tung2 bian4 tong3 = chamber pot
See all 18 compounds (CantoDict reports 19 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing all 4 examples containing 桶

一隻手就掅起桶水粵
He lifts up a bucket of water with just one hand.

擸埋啲碎銀塞入櫃桶粵
Grab the coins and shove them into the drawer.

垃圾桶要扱實隻蓋粵
Cover the garbage can tightly with the lid.

唔好HEA亂個櫃桶! 粵
Don't make a mess of the drawer!

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粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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Decimal representation of this word: 桶
Unicode code for this character: U+6876 (off-site link)

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