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-- [jp:] dang2; ting3 | -- NB. In Cantonese, when the pronunciation used is [ting3], 聽 will be the more frequently used character, as many speakers do not associate 等 with a colloquial pronunciation of [ting3]. [1] [v] wait for; wait until; await [2] [v] [粵] let; allow | [國:] 聽 -- [jp:] dang2 [3] [n] grade; rank; class [4] [adj] equal; same [5] plural number [6] etcetera; and so on; and the like -- [jp:] ting2 [7] [measure] sort; kind; type | -- NB. In Cantonese, 停 is the more frequently used character, as many speakers do not associate 等 with a colloquial pronunciation of [ting2]. -- [jp:] dei6; {Conservative/Archaic:} dang2 [8] [粵] -- a less frequently used representation than 哋 or 地 as an adjunct to a pronoun or noun to indicate plurality. | 等 is possibly etymologically correct, but many speakers do not associate it with a colloquial pronunciation of [dei6]. Additional PoS: Stroke count: 12
Level: 3
Radical: 竹 (#118)
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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等不及 dang2 bat1 kap6 = cannot wait 國 等於 dang2 jyu1 = to be equal to; equals 頭等 tau4 dang2 = first class 等我 dang2 ngo5 = [1] wait for me; [2] let me 等等 dang2 dang2 = et cetera, etc; wait a minute 等到 dang2 dou3 = wait until; waited until 等一下 dang2 jat1 haa5 = wait a while; wait a moment 等下 dang2 haa5 = contraction of '等一下' - wait a moment 等一會兒 dang2 jat1 wui6 ji4 = wait a moment; wait awhile 國 呢等人 ni1 ting2 jan4 = this kind of people 粵 See all 101 compounds (CantoDict reports 106 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations) |
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Showing 10 of 22 examples containing 等
四十除八等於五
Forty divided by eight equals five. [Lit. forty divide eight equals five. This is okay both for written and spoken Cantonese.]
點解一加一等於「王」? 粵
why does one plus one equal '王'? [This is a well known riddle, the character 王 being composed of two 一 characters at the top and bottom with a + in the middle!]
佢喺個帳篷前面等緊朋友 粵
He's in front of a tent, waiting for his friend. [Lit. He at [counter] camping-tent front-face waiting friend]
陳仔唔介意等多陣。 粵
Show all 22 examplesChan won't mind waiting a bit longer. [The Cantonese and English versions match each other almost word by word.] 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. |