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[1] needle; needle-like object [2] injection; shot [3] stitch [4] acupuncture Stroke count: 10
Level: 1
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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針 / 针 | ||
This word has been viewed 9123 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 12th Mar 2014 13:38 |
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指南針 zi2 naam4 zam1 = compass (for indicating direction) 藥水針 joek6 seoi2 zam1 = hypodermic needle 針對 zam1 deoi3 = be directed against 打針 daa2 zam1 = to give or receive an injection 針冇兩頭利 zam1 mou5 loeng5 tau4 lei6 = there's no rose without thorns, no such thing as perfect 粵 針灸 zam1 gau3 = accupuncture; acupuncture 針筒 zam1 tung4*2 = syringe 指針 zi2 zam1 = pointer on a guage or meter; a clock hand 方針 fong1 zam1 = policy 扣針 kau3 zam1 = [醫]: fibula; [粵]: pin See all 76 compounds (CantoDict reports 80 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations) |
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Showing all 2 examples containing 針
唔好偷𥊙人哋沖涼,如果唔係會生眼挑針! 粵 ?!
Don't spy on people when they are showering, otherwise you'll get a stye! [There is an old wives' tale linking styes to spying on people when they are bathing.] 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. |