籬 (lei4 | li2) : fence; hedge

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籬

lei4

li2

fence; hedge; wattle

Stroke count: 25

Level: 1

Radical: 竹 (#118)

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

籬 / 篱

This word has been viewed 4474 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 26th Apr 2012 12:33

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隔籬 gaak3 lei4 = next door; neighbour 粵

籬笆 lei4 baa1 li2 ba5 = fence; Liba

笊籬 zaau3 lei4 = a bamboo, wicker or wire strainer

圍籬 wai4 lei4 wei2 li2 = [n] (enclosing, separating) fence

樹籬 syu6 lei4 shu4 li2 = a hedge (treelike vegetation)

恨死隔籬 han6 sei2 gaak3 lei4 = object of great envy 粵

隔籬鄰舍 gaak3 lei4 leon4 se3 = is close to (proximity), next door neighbor 粵

寄人籬下 gei3 jan4 lei4 haa6 = depend on somebody for a living

諗錯隔籬 nam2 co3 gaak3 lei4 = to misthink 粵

隔籬飯香 gaak3 lei4 faan6 hoeng1 ge2 li2 fan4 xiang1 = the grass is always greener on the other side 粵

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佢住喺隔籬粵
He lives next door

佢坐喺我隔籬粵
He sits next to me

隔籬屋好嘈粵
My next-door neighbour is noisy

亞蓮隔籬周不時都打通宵麻雀，令到佢同屋企人受滋擾。粵
Ah Lin's neighbours often play mahjong right through the night thereby disturbing her and her family.
[http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?14,137957,137958#msg-137958]

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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: 籬
Unicode code for this character: U+7c6c (off-site link)

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