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  joeng1   jyutping
  yang1   pinyin
female mandarin duck


Used only in compound form 鴛鴦.
noun
Stroke count: 16
Level: 2
Radical: (#196)

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

This word has been viewed 4644 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 3rd Jan 2012 13:00

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detail  jyun1 joeng1 , jin1 joeng1  yuan1 yang1 = affectionate couple; coffee + tea
detail  jyun1 joeng1 caa4   = coffee tea
detail  jyun1 joeng1 mut6 lei6*2   = Brunfelsia acuminata (lady-of-the-night)
detail  jyun1 joeng1 hei3 seoi2   = a male and a female swimming or taking a bath together
detail  jyun1 joeng1 hei3 seoi2   = mixing two kinds of soda/drinks together
detail  zi2 sin6 jyun1 joeng1 bat1 sin6 sin1  zhi3 xian4 yuan1 yang1 bu2 xian4 xian1 = better to be a pair of wood duck lovers on earth than fairies in heaven
detail  jyun1 joeng1 fo2 wo1  yuan1 yang1 huo3 guo1 = hot pot with two separate soup bases
detail  paang5 daa2 jyun1 joeng1  bang4 da3 yuan1 yang = break a couple apart
detail  jyun1 joeng1 mat6  yuan1 yang1 wa4 = mismatched socks
detail  jyun1 joeng1 wo1  yuan1 yang1 guo1 = hot pot with two separate soup bases
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Showing 1 example containing 鴦
detail 棒打鴛鴦
Doing this would break the couple apart. I cannot bear to do it.

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: This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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