襪 (mat6 | wa4) : socks

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襪

mat6

wa4

socks; stockings; hoses

(Classifier(s): 隻, 對)

Default PoS:

Stroke count: 20

Level: 3

Radical: (#145)

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

襪 / 袜

This word has been viewed 12824 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:46

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手襪 sau2 mat6 shou3 wa4 = glove; mittens 粵

襪帶 mat6 daai3*2 wa4 dai4 = garter

襪頭 mat6 tau4 = toe

長襪 coeng4 mat6 = stockings

絲襪 si1 mat6 = panty hose; silk stockings

吊襪帶 diu3 mat6 daai3*2 diao4 wa4 dai4 = garters; suspenders

連褲襪 lin4 fu3 mat6 lian2 ku4 wa1 = pantyhose; tights

褲襪 fu3 mat6 ku4 wa4 = pantyhose; tights

襪子 mat6 zi2 wa4 zi5 = socks 國

尼龍絲襪 nei4 lung4 si1 mat6 = nylon stockings (nylons)
See all 13 compounds (CantoDict reports 14 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing 1 example containing 襪

除一隻襪塞佢個口。粵
Take off a sock and stick in his mouth. [To shut someone up.]

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Decimal representation of this word: 襪
Unicode code for this character: U+896a (off-site link)

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