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  faat3   jyutping
  fa1   pinyin
[1] [v] send out; deliver; issue; dispatch
[2] [v] launch; discharge; fire; shoot
[3] [v] generate; produce; transmit
[4] [v] trigger off; set to work; expand
[5] [v] expose; discover; reveal
[6] [v] flourish; prosper; make a fortune
[7] [v] turn into; become; get; feel
[8] classifier for ammunition

Default PoS: verb Additional PoS: classifier
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Stroke count: 12
Level: 1
Radical: (#105)

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

This word has been viewed 25282 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 23rd Mar 2014 08:55

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detail  ceot1 faat3  chu1 fa1 = to set off (on a journey)
detail  faat3 siu1  fa1 shao1 = to have a fever; to have a temperature
detail  daa2 faat3  da3 fa5 = send on an errand; dismiss; while away (time)
detail  faat3 jin4  fa1 yan2 = a statement
detail  faat3 ceot1  fa1 chu1 = to issue; to send out
detail  faat3 fuk1  fa1 fu2 = put on weight
detail  faat3 mui4  fa1 mei2 = go mouldy
detail  zeon3 faat3  jin4 fa1 = set out; start
detail  gung1 hei2 faat3 coi4  gong1 xi3 fa1 cai2 = Chinese New Year greeting
detail  faat3 jin6  fa1 xian4 = to discover; to find out
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Showing 10 of 14 examples containing 發
detail audio 發燒頭痛
I have a temperature and headache.
detail audio 發燒頭痛
I have a temperature and headache.
detail 春節動物發情期
Animals mate during spring.
detail audio 如果發脾氣嘅話唔要出街
If you're still throwing a tantrum, I'm not going out with you.
detail audio 琴日都好今日發燒
It was all fine yesterday; the fever just came up today.
detail 打發另一僕人他們也把加以侮辱空手回去
And again he (the lord of the vinyard) sent another servant. But they beat him also. They humiliated him, sent him away empty handed. (Luke 20:11)
detail 條女發嬲快啲箍煲
Your girl is throwing tantrums. Quickly go appease her.
detail 剛才媽媽雌威從來未見
Mother was so angry just now that she was awesome; I have never seen her like this before.
detail 人哋啱啱廣東話發音唔好
Her pronunciation is a bit off as she has started learning Cantonese not long ago. You shouldn't tease her.
[http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?1,135838,135838#msg-135838]
detail 唱機,不出聲
The record player is broken, it's not making any sound.
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