聽 (ting1 ting3 teng1 | ting1 ting4) : listen to; obey; allow

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聽

ting1 ting3 teng1

ting1 ting4

[粵] ting1 teng1 | [國] ting1
[1] [v] listen to; hear
[2] [v] obey; comply with; heed

[粵] ting3 teng1 | [國] ting1 ting4
[1] [v] allow; let; submit to
[2] [v] administer; rule

[粵] ting3 - Cantonese only
[v] wait for; await | [variant] 等

[粵] ting1 - Cantonese only
[n] tomorrow

1. For most of the definitions, Jyutping ting1 and ting3 are literary readings; teng1 is colloquial. For some definitions, Pinyin ting1 is used in mainland; ting4 in Taiwan.
2. See also [www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk]

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Stroke count: 22

Level: 2

Radical: 耳 (#128)

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

聽 / 听

Don't confuse with:
德

This word has been viewed 34817 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 21st Jul 2015 14:26

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聽證會 ting1 zing3 wui5 ting1 zheng4 hui4 = (legislative) hearing

聽日 ting1 jat6 ting1 ri4 = tomorrow 粵

聽朝 ting1 ziu1 ting1 zhao1 = tomorrow morning 粵

聽寫 ting1 se2 ting1 xie3 = dictation, dictate

聽話 teng1 waa6 ting1 hua4 = be obedient; do as told

聽見 teng1 gin3 ting1 jian4 = hear; listen

偷聽 tau1 teng1 tou1 ting1 = to eavesdrop

聽到 teng1 dou3*2 ting1 dao4 = hear; have heard

好聽 hou2 teng1 hao3 ting1 = pleasant to hear

試聽 si3 teng1 shi4 ting1 = audition; to check by listening
See all 88 compounds (CantoDict reports 92 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing 10 of 38 examples containing 聽

我聽日同朋友出街呀。粵
I'm going out with my friends tomorrow.

我識聽廣東話粵
I understand [spoken] Cantonese.

聽英文台 ?
Listen to English radio.

我哼畀你聽粵
I'll hum it for you.
[Lit. I hum give you listen.]

呢首歌我聽過好多次粵
I‘ve heard this song many times

你聽日係嚟游水粵
Are you still coming swimming with me tomorrow?
[Note that the inclusion of 嚟 here implies that you've already made an appointment to go with someone and you're confirming (你想確定). The swimming pool is near you but far from the other person.]

麻煩你翻譯呢句畀我聽粵
Would you mind translating this sentence for me?
[Lit. trouble you translate this sentence give me hear. [Marked as level 1 because this is a tremendously useful sentence for learners ;)]]

我聽日七點鐘要起身。粵
I need to wake up at 7 o'clock tomorrow.

你有冇嘢想聽日畀我呀？粵
Do you have something you want to give me tomorrow?

先生話聽日唔使返學。粵
The teacher said we don't need to attend class tomorrow.

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粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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