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coeng4 zoeng2
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[粵] coeng4 | [國] chang2 [1] [adj] (of distance and time) long | [antonym] 短 [2] [n] length; distance [3] [n] forte; strong point [4] [v] excel in; be good at [粵] zoeng2 | [國] zhang3 [1] [v] grow; develop; increase [2] [adj] older; elder; senior [3] [n] chief; head; leader Default PoS:  Additional PoS:   Stroke count: 8
Level: 1
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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This word has been viewed 31655 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 1st Nov 2017 06:33 |
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長大
zoeng2 daai6 = to grow; to grow up
班長
baan1 zoeng2 = class monitor; squad leader; honcho
長城
coeng4 sing4 = The Great Wall of China
市長
si5 zoeng2 = mayor
長期
coeng4 kei4 = long-term
長頸鹿
coeng4 geng2 luk6*2 = giraffe
長袖
coeng4 zau6 = long sleeves; long-sleeved
長途
coeng4 tou4 = long distance
一人計短，二人計長
jat1 jan4 gai3 dyun2 ji6 jan4 gai3 coeng4 = two heads are better than one 粵
助長
zo6 zoeng2 = abet; encourageSee all 316 compounds (CantoDict reports 321 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations) |
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Showing all 6 examples containing 長
條褲好似長噉啲。 粵
The trousers look like somewhat too long. [噉 means 'to some level/degree' in this sentence.]
呢壇嘢要從長計議，小心駛得晚年船呀 粵
We must consider this matter more carefully; being cautious will help us go a long way.
件事講起嚟真係一疋布咁長。 粵
It's a long incident/story to talk about. [the story is so long to talk about as if it's as long as a full roll of fabric.]
古典音樂我比較鐘意長笛獨奏 粵
As far as classical music is concerned, I prefer solo flute. [Lit. classical music, I comparatively like flute solo ] 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. |
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