籠 (lung4 lung5 | long2 long3) : cage; bamboo steamer; envelop; large box

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籠

lung4 lung5

long2 long3

(jyutping) lung4, (pinyin) long2
[1] cage; coop; cage-like container
[2] bamboo steamer (for buns, dumplings, etc)

(jyutping) lung4, (pinyin) long3
envelop; cover; veil; enshroud

(jyutping) lung5, (pinyin) long3
large box; trunk; chest

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Stroke count: 22

Level: 3

Radical: 竹 (#118)

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

籠 / 笼

This word has been viewed 7900 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 20th Jun 2010 06:42

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開籠雀 hoi1 lung4 zoek3*2 kai1 long2 que4 = (bird in an open cage) someone who chatters all the time 粵

小籠包 siu2 lung4 baau1 xiao3 long2 bao1 = small pork dumpling, Shanghai dumpling

過籠 gwo3 lung4 = too much; to excess 粵

燈籠 dang1 lung4 deng1 long2 = lantern

出籠 ceot1 lung4 = appear; come out of a cage

蒸籠 zing1 lung4 = steam box

燈籠椒 dang1 lung4 ziu1 = sweet pepper; sweet bell pepper; capsicum

豬籠 zyu1 lung4 = pig basket

白鴿籠 baak6 gap3/gaap3 lung4 = dove-cote

籠屋 lung4 uk1 long2 wu1 = cage homes
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你硬係食到過籠！粵
You always eat too much food!

今日成朝開籠雀噉梗係男朋友返咗嚟粵
She’s been talking non-stop the whole morning. Probably because the boyfriend has come back.
[Alternative (more literal) translation: She was singing the whole morning like a bird (not in captivity). The boyfriend must have returned to her.]

四月尾忽然間落場大雪，真係「未食五月粽，寒衣唔入籠」！粵
It suddenly snowed during the end of April. "Until it's time to eat Dragon Boat Festival's dumplings, don't put away your warm clothes," as they say!
[未食五月粽寒衣唔入籠 is a Cantonese saying. There are variations used by Mandarin and other dialects.]

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