頂 (deng2 ding2 | ding3) : top; carry on the head; most; retort

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頂

deng2 ding2

ding3

[粵] deng2 | [國] ding3
[1] [n] top; peak; crown (of the head)
[2] classifier for sth that has a top

[粵] ding2 | [國] ding3
[1] [v] carry on the head; push from below or behind
[2] [adv] most; exceedingly; best
[3] [v] retort; answer back; turn down
[4] [v] withstand; stand up to; be equal to
[5] [v] substitute; replace; take the place of

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Stroke count: 11

Level: 1

Radical: (#181)

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

頂 / 顶

This word has been viewed 18405 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 7th Nov 2013 13:58

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山頂 saan1 deng2 shan1 ding3 = mountain peak; hilltop; (placename) Shan Ting

難頂 naan4 ding2 nan2 ding3 = unbearable; insufferable 粵

頂薪 ding2 san1 ding3 xin1 = maximum salary

冇得頂 mou5 dak1 ding2 = beyond compare; the best 粵

頂唔住 ding2 m4 zyu6 = cannot stand it 粵

屋頂 uk1 deng2 wu1 ding3 = roof

頂點 ding2 dim2 ding3 dian3 = summit; peak

頂端 ding2 dyun1 ding3 duan1 = summit; peak

頂嘴 ding2 zeoi2 ding3 zui3 = backchat, sass, bicker, to talk back to

頂撞 ding2 zong6 ding3 zhuang4 = contradict (one's elder or superior), charge, knock, against (person, obj)
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有好多頂頭盔畀你揀粵
There are lots of helmets for you to choose.
[Lit. have many [counter] helmets give you choose. Note: the counter is optional. 有好多頭盔畀你揀 is okay too.]

佢戴住一頂頭盔，但係唔係好型粵
He's wearing a helmet but it doesn't look too good on him.
[Lit. He wear-continue one [counter] helmet, however not-very stylish.]

爬到上山頂, 猛咁嗍氣。粵
I gasp for breath after climbing up the hilltop.

佢戴著一頂頭盔，但係一啲都唔型粵
He's wearing a helmet but it doesn't look good on him at all.
[Lit. He wear-continue one [counter] helmet, however a little bit also not stylish. 一啲都唔［adjective] is a useful construction to mean "not at all..."]

我企喺朋友間屋嘅屋頂上面粵
I'm standing on the roof of my friend's house.
[Equivalently: 我企喺朋友間屋嘅屋頂度]

佢啲臭脾氣都幾惡頂粵
His bad temper is quite hard to take.

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