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  tan3 teoi3   jyutping
  tun4 tui4   pinyin
[] tan3 [] tun4
[1] [] retreat; move backward/sideward
[2] to slip part of body (e.g. an arm) out of clothing (e.g. sleeve)

[] teoi3 [] tui4
[1] take off (clothes); shed hairs/feathers
[2] (of colour) fade; discolour


Default PoS: verb
Stroke count: 15
Level: 3
Radical: (#145)

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

This word has been viewed 3868 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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detail  tan3 hau6   = reverse; retreat
detail  tan3 ci4   = to delay; to postpone
detail  tan3 cin4   = to go fowards
detail  tan3 ceot1   = to move out
detail  tan3 jap6   = to move in
detail  tan3 sik1  tun4 se4 = to fade, discoloration
detail  daa2 dou3 tan3   = to go backwards; to go in reverse
detail  dou3 tan3   = go backwards
detail  bat1 tan3 sik1 dik1  bu4 tun4 se4 de5 = colorfast (said of textiles)

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