發 (faat3 | fa1) : send out, launch; generate; trigger off

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發

faat3

fa1

[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

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Stroke count: 12

Level: 1

Radical: 癶 (#105)

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

發 / 发

This word has been viewed 25448 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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出發 ceot1 faat3 chu1 fa1 = to set off (on a journey)

發燒 faat3 siu1 fa1 shao1 = to have a fever; to have a temperature

打發 daa2 faat3 da3 fa5 = send on an errand; dismiss; while away (time)

發言 faat3 jin4 fa1 yan2 = a statement

發出 faat3 ceot1 fa1 chu1 = to issue; to send out

發福 faat3 fuk1 fa1 fu2 = put on weight

發霉 faat3 mui4 fa1 mei2 = go mouldy

進發 zeon3 faat3 jin4 fa1 = set out; start

恭喜發財 gung1 hei2 faat3 coi4 gong1 xi3 fa1 cai2 = Chinese New Year greeting

發現 faat3 jin6 fa1 xian4 = to discover; to find out
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Showing all 14 examples containing 發

我有發燒同頭痛粵
I have a temperature and headache.

我又發燒又頭痛粵
I have a temperature and headache.

春節是動物的發情期國
Animals mate during spring.

如果你咁發脾氣嘅話，我就唔要陪你出街。粵
If you're still throwing a tantrum, I'm not going out with you.

琴日都好地地嘅，今日就發燒囉。粵
It was all fine yesterday; the fever just came up today.

園主又打發了另一個僕人去，他們也把那人打了，並加以侮辱，放他空手回去。國
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)

你條女發嬲啦，仲唔快啲箍煲粵
Your girl is throwing tantrums. Quickly go appease her.

剛才媽媽大發雌威，我從來未見過佢噉粵
Mother was so angry just now that she was awesome; I have never seen her like this before.

人哋啱啱學廣東話，發音唔準，你就唔好嘥人啦。粵
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]

唱機壞了,發不出聲音國
The record player is broken, it's not making any sound.

我啱啱睇嗰套卡通好似好𠵇𠺫，唔知發生咩事粵
The anime I was watching just now seemed strange, I'm not quite sure what was going on.
[Lit. I just-now see that [counter] anime seem very strange, not-know happen what-matter]

佢發嚫脾氣就會反枱粵
He overturns tables whenever he gets angry.
[Lit. He send-out each-time anger then will reverse-tables.]

佢琴晚冇閂窗，一醒發覺身體有四粒蚊𧕴粵
He didn't shut the window yesterday. When he woke up found that he had four mosquito bites.

我今朝發咗個夢，係關於你嘅。喺夢裡面我見到你同我一齊玩器械。粵
This morning I had a dream, it was about you. In the dream I saw us playing the equipment together

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