賓 (ban1 | bin1) : guest

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賓

ban1

bin1

guest; visitor

[synonym] 客

Stroke count: 14

Level: 2

Radical: (#154)

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

賓 / 宾

This word has been viewed 8570 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 25th May 2013 15:11

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賓詞 ban1 ci4 bin1 ci2 = (lang.) predicate

賓館 ban1 gun2 bin1 guan3 = guesthouse

菲律賓 fei1 leot6 ban1 fei1 lv4 bin1 = Philippines

外賓 ngoi6 ban1 wai4 bin1 = foreign guest; foreign guests

嘉賓 gaa1 ban1 jia1 bin1 = distinguished guest, guest of honor

貴賓 gwai3 ban1 gui4 bin1 = honoured guest

賓治 ban1 zi6 bin1 zhi4 = punch (type of beverage)

賓妹 ban1 mui6*1 = Filipino girl or young woman, Filipino domestic help in HK 粵

國賓館 gwok3 ban1 gun2 guo2 bin1 guan3 = state guesthouse

來賓 loi4 ban1 lai2 bin1 = guest; visitor
See all 48 compounds (CantoDict reports 50 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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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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Decimal representation of this word: 賓
Unicode code for this character: U+8cd3 (off-site link)

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