泰 (taai3 | tai4) : safe; Thailand

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泰

taai3

tai4

[1] safe; stable; peaceful
[2] shortened form of 'Thailand'
[3] extreme; most; excessive

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Stroke count: 9

Level: 3

Radical: 水 (#85)

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

泰

This word has been viewed 7494 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 17th Nov 2009 01:10

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加泰羅尼亞 gaa1 taai3 lo4 nei4 aa3 jia1 tai4 luo2 ni2 ya4 = Catalonia, Spain

泰國 taai3 gwok3 tai4 guo2 = Thailand

泰然 taai3 jin4 tai4 ran2 = calm; composed

有眼不識泰山 jau5 ngaan5 bat1 sik1 taai3 saan1 = entertain an angel unawares 國

國泰 gwok3 taai3 guo2 tai4 = Cathay

國泰航空公司 gwok3 taai3 hong4 hung1 gung1 si1 = Cathay Pacific Airways Limited

國泰航空 gwok3 taai3 hong4 hung1 = Cathay Pacific

泰文 taai3 man4*2 = Thai (language)

泰式 taai3 sik1 = [adj] Thai (as in food)

泰妹 taai3 mui6*1 = [n] a Thai prostitute
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Showing all 2 examples containing 泰

我識煮正宗泰國菜。粵
I can cook authentic Thai food.
[[Lit.] I know (how) to cook authentic Thai food. ]

我去嚫旅行都坐國泰。
Every time I go to travel I take Cathay Pacific.
[[粵] V-嚫 ... 都... Pattern that means every time someone does something, such and such will happen.]

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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: 泰
Unicode code for this character: U+6cf0 (off-site link)

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