鞭 (bin1 | bian1) : whip; lash; firecrackers

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鞭

bin1

bian1

[1] [n,v] whip; lash; flog
[2] [n] a string of firecrackers
[3] [n] whip-like object/weapon
[4] [n] pizzle; penis of certain animals

Stroke count: 18

Level: 2

Radical: (#177)

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

鞭

This word has been viewed 4962 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 20th Apr 2011 14:59

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鞭砲 bin1 paau3 bian1 pao4 = firecrackers

鞭策 bin1 caak3 bian1 ce4 = to urge on; to spur on 國

黨鞭 dong2 bin1 = (political party) whip

投鞭斷流 tau4 bin1 tyun5 lau4 tou2 bian1 duan4 liu2 = (of forces) numerous and powerful

鞭闢入裏 bin1 pik1 jap6 leoi5 bian1 pi4 ru4 li3 = incisive; cut to the quick; penetrating

鞭鞘 bin1 saau1 bian1 shao1 = whip lash

鞭打 bin1 daa2 bian1 da2 = to whip, to lash, to flog

皮鞭 pei4 bin1 pi2 bian1 = lash (whiplike device)

牛鞭 ngau4 bin1 biu2 bian1 = pizzle, bull's penis (served as food)

鞭撻 bin1 taat3 bian1 ta4 = lash, flog, castigate
See all 11 compounds (CantoDict reports 8 compounds in total, which would seem to be an error - please report this on the CantoDict forum)

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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.
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Decimal representation of this word: 鞭
Unicode code for this character: U+97ad (off-site link)

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