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ngai5
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ant Stroke count: 19
Level: 1
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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蟻 / 蚁 | ||
This word has been viewed 6223 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 20th Mar 2012 13:14 |
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紅火蟻 hung4 fo2 ngai5 = red fire ants (Solenopsis invicta) 螞蟻 maa5 ngai5 = ant 兵蟻 bing1 ngai5 = soldier ant; dinergate 蟻丘 ngai5 jau1 = anthill 白蟻 baak6 ngai5 = white ants, termites, termite 踹死蟻 caai2 sei2 ngai5 = [v] to walk slowly (lit., "trample ants to death") 周身蟻 zau1 san1 ngai5 = in deep shit 粵 一身蟻 jat1 san1 ngai5 = annoying; troublesome; in serious trouble 黃猄蟻 wong4 geng1 ngai5 = mangrove ants 粵 蛇蟲鼠蟻 se4 cung4 syu2 ngai5 = little critters; insects and critters 粵 See all 15 compounds (CantoDict reports 14 compounds in total, which would seem to be an error - please report this on the CantoDict forum) |
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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. |