瓶 (ping4 peng4 | ping2) : bottle; vase; jar

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瓶

ping4 peng4

ping2

[1] [n] bottle; vase; jar; flask; jug; pitcher
[2] [measure] the quantity contained in a bottle, etc
[粵] 樽

Jyutping ping4 is literary reading; peng4 is colloquial. The literary one is more commonly used.

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Stroke count: 11

Level: 3

Radical: 瓦 (#98)

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

瓶

This word has been viewed 6446 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 28th Feb 2015 17:54

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瓶塞 ping4 sak1 ping2 sai1 = bottle cork / bottle stopper 國

瓶頸 ping4 geng2 ping2 jing3 = bottleneck

花瓶 faa1 ping4 hua1 ping2 = a vase; fake, superficial; (placename) Fa Ping

熱水瓶 jit6 seoi2 ping4 re4 shui3 ping2 = hot-water bottle

水瓶星座 seoi2 ping4 sing1 zo6 = Aquarius

半瓶醋 bun3 peng4*2 cou3 ban4 ping2 cu4 = a dabbler, a smatterer

燒瓶 siu1 ping4 shao1 ping2 = flask

金瓶梅 gam1 ping4 mui4 jin1 ping2 mei2 = Golden Lotus

長頸瓶 coeng4 geng2 ping4 chang2 jing3 ping2 = a flask (type of long-necked vessel for liquids)

油瓶女 jau4 peng4*2 neoi5*2 = a stepdaughter 粵
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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: 瓶
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