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[1] qin, a Chinese fretted instrument with five or seven strings somewhat similar to a zither [2] a musical instrument, especially stringed, as the piano, violin [3] a Chinese family name [4] [粵] previous (day, night, etc.) Default PoS: Additional PoS: Stroke count: 12
Level: 3
Radical: 玉 (#96)
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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琴日 kam4 jat6 = yesterday 粵 琴晚 kam4 maan5 = last night; yesterday evening 粵 大提琴 daai6 tai4 kam4 = cello 小提琴 siu2 tai4 kam4 = a violin; a fiddle 鋼琴 gong3 kam4 = piano (pianoforte) 彈琴 taan4 kam4 = [1] to play or strum a lute or other stringed instrument; [2] to play a harp, piano, organ, etc. 琴行 kam4 hong4*2 = piano shop; music store, musical instrument store 對牛彈琴 deoi3 ngau4 taan4 kam4 = to play the violin before a cow (choose the wrong audience) 打鋼琴 daa2 gong3 kam4 = to play the piano (彈鋼琴 is far more commonly used) 木琴 muk6 kam4 = xylophone, marimba See all 65 compounds (CantoDict reports 68 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations) |
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Showing 10 of 13 examples containing 琴
琴晚個派對十分之熱鬧呀! 粵
The party yesterday night was extremely lively (and exciting)! [the word "排對" is incorrect. we should say "派對"]
我琴日睇咗一套戲,有啲地方幾好睇 粵
I saw a film yesterday... some parts were okay. [Lit. I yesterday see-already [counter] film, have place (note: this is a figurative use of place) quite good watch.]
我琴日睇咗一套戲,有少少好睇 粵
I saw a film yesterday... it wasn't very good. [Lit. I yesterday see-already film, have little-bit good-watch]
我琴日睇咗一套戲,有啲啲好睇 粵
I saw a film yesterday... it wasn't very good. [I yesterday see-already [counter] film, have little-little good-watch]
我琴日睇咗一套戲,有一啲好睇 粵
I saw a film yesterday... it was average. [I yesterday see-already one film, have little-bit good watch.]
我琴晚睇咗一套感人嘅戲 粵
I saw a moving film yesterday evening. [Lit. I yesterday evening see-already one [counter] moving [possessive particle] film.]
今日冇琴日咁熱。 粵
It is not so hot today as it was yesterday. [Parsing: 今日 today | 冇 is not | 琴日 yesterday | 咁 so | 熱 hot. The Cantonese structure is much simpler than the English.]
我琴日睇咗一套戲,但係一啲都唔好睇 粵
Show all 13 examplesI saw a film yesterday, and boy did it suck. [Lit. I yesterday see-already [counter] film, however one little bit also not good-watch.] Legend 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. |