縱 (zung3 zung1 | zong4 zong1) : release; indulge; jump up; vertical

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縱

zung3 zung1

zong4 zong1

[粵] zung3 | [國] zong4
[1] [v] release; set free; let go
[2] [v] indulge; let loose; connive
[3] [v] jump up; leap; spring forward
[4] [conj] even though; even if; although

[粵] zung1 | [國] zong4 zong1
[adj] vertical; longitudinal; from north to south | [antonym] 橫

1. For the "vertical" meaning, China's pinyin version is zong4 while Taiwan's is zong1.
2. See also [www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk]

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Stroke count: 17

Level: 3

Radical: 糸 (#120)

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

縱 / 纵

This word has been viewed 7436 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 14th May 2013 15:25

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縱橫 zung1 waang4 zong1 heng2 (Taiwan), zong4 heng2 (PRC) = length and width; unhindered

操縱 cou1 zung3 cao1 zong4 = to operate; to control

縱火 zung3 fo2 zong4 huo3 = arson

縱使 zung3 si2 zong4 shi3 = even if; even though; notwithstanding

放縱 fong3 zung3 fang4 zong4 = to let somebody have their own way; to connive at; to indulge; unrestrained; undisciplined; uncultured; boorish

遠距離操縱 jyun5 keoi5 lei4 cou1 zung3 yuan3 ju4 li2 cao1 zong4 = remote control; telecontrol

縱然 zung3 jin4 zong4 ran2 = even if; even though

才氣縱橫 coi4 hei3 zung1 waang4 cai2 qi4 zong4 heng2 = unhindered literary talent; witty

涕泗縱橫 tai3 si3 zung1 waang4 ti4 si4 zong1 heng2 = of tears and snivel to be streaming down

稍縱即逝 saau2 zung3 zik1 sai6 shao1 zong4 ji2 shi4 = fleeting; here today, gone tomorrow; transient; time and opportunities can slip away if one is careless
See all 17 compounds (CantoDict reports 19 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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Decimal representation of this word: 縱
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