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[1] [v] appear; emerge; reveal; manifest; become visible [2] current; now; present; modern [3] in time of need; extempore [4] cash [5] ready; available [6] actual Stroke count: 11
Level: 2
Radical: 玉 (#96)
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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曇花一現 taam4 faa1 jat1 jin6 = lit. the night blooming cactus shows once / flash in the pan (idiom) / short-lived 現在 jin6 zoi6 = now; at present 表現 biu2 jin6 = to express; to indicate; to perform; performance 現代 jin6 doi6 = modern times 現金 jin6 gam1 = cash 現況 jin6 fong3 = present time or situation 發現 faat3 jin6 = to discover; to find out 實現 sat6 jin6 = to achieve; to realise; to bring about 湧現 jung2 jin6 = emerge in large numbers 展現 zin2 jin6 = emerge; come out See all 76 compounds (CantoDict reports 81 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations) |
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Showing all 7 examples containing 現
你別這麼出爾反爾嘛﹗剛纔說要去﹐現在說不要了 — 你到底去不去啊﹖ 國
Stop changing your mind! A while ago, you said you wanted to go, but now you say you don't want to--are you really going or aren't you?
我或者畀現金或者簽咭。 粵
Maybe I'll pay by cash, or maybe I'll pay by card. [Lit. I maybe give cash maybe sign card]
啱啱收到現場最新嘅消息 粵
We've just received an on-the-spot update. [Lit. just now receive on-the-spot most new [possessive particle] news. Std. Chinese: 剛剛收到現場最新的消息. (Heard this sentence on a news report.)] |