槓 (gong3 gong6 lung5 | gang4) : rod; pole; bar; claws; large chest; trick

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槓

gong3 gong6 lung5

gang4

[粵] gong3 [國] gang4
[1] thick stick/rod; carrying pole; lever
[2] [gym] horizontal bar
[3] [mahjong] call to create a quadruplet (4 of a kind)

[粵] gong6 - Cantonese only
claws/chelas of a crab, lobster, etc

[粵] lung5 - Cantonese only
[1] large chest/box
[2] trick; move; device

1. Simplified form 杠 is also widely used in HK.
2. [www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk]

Stroke count: 14

Level: 3

Radical: 木 (#75)

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

槓 / 杠

This word has been viewed 4716 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 26th Feb 2016 06:06

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槓桿天平 gong3 gon1 tin1 ping4 gang4 gan3 tian1 ping2 = lever balance

依牙鬆槓 ji1 ngaa4 sung1 gong3 = [1] clenching one's teeth 粵

保險槓 bou2 him2 gong3 bao3 xian3 gang4 = bumper

開槓 hoi1 gong3 kai1 gang4 = (mahjong) to kong, to form a quadruplet

暗槓 am3 gong3 an4 gang4 = (mahjong) concealed kong/quadruplet

搶槓和 coeng2 gong3 wu4*2 qiang3 gang4 hu2 = (mahjong) (v.) to rob a kong

槓上開花 gong3 soeng5 hoi1 faa1 gang4 shang4 kai1 hua1 = (mahjong) kong-pick

槓上槓 gong3 soeng5 gong3 gang4 shang4 gang4 = (mahjong) kong-on-kong

明槓 ming4 gong3 ming2 gang4 = (mahjong) melded kong/quadruplet

四槓子 sei3 gong3 zi2 si4 gang4 zi5 = (mahjong) four kong/quadruplet hand [alternate]
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捉棋嘅時候最憎人係度依牙鬆槓粵
It irritates me when people around me are giving all sorts of comments while I am playing chess.

老細請呢餐我哋都食到依牙鬆槓粵
The treat from my boss was wonderful and the food was great!

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 槓
Unicode code for this character: U+69d3 (off-site link)

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