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[n] knee Stroke count: 15
Level: 3
Radical: 肉 (#130)
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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This word has been viewed 5971 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 15th Aug 2009 22:53 |
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膝蓋
sat1 goi3 = kneecap; knee
膝頭哥
sat1 tau4 go1 = kneecap; knee 粵
屈膝禮
wat1 sat1 lai5 = curtsy
屈膝
wat1 sat1 = to bend/go down on one's knees
卑躬屈膝
bei1 gung1 wat1 sat1 = to bow and bend the knee; groveling
盤膝
pun4 sat1 = sit with one's legs crossed
促膝談心
cuk1 sat1 taam4 sam1 = have a heart to heart conversation (talk to someone in close proximity)
男兒膝下有黃金
naam4 ji4 sat1 haa6 jau5 wong4 gam1 = a man should not be quick to bow his knees
膝下猶虛
sat1 haa6 jau4 heoi1 = still not have children; to be childless; no offspring |
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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. |
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Unicode code for this character: U+819d (off-site link)
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Decimal representation of this word: 膝
Unicode code for this character: U+819d (off-site link)
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