Home
CantoDict HomeCantoDict Settings

Remove Adverts and gain lots of extra features
What is this page showing me?

工廠旁邊住宅殃及池魚
The nearby houses were not spared when the factory caught fire.

This sentence is in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

  Level: 3
間工廠畀火燒,旁邊嘅住宅都殃及池魚

Sponsors: One-on-One Online Chinese Tutoring | Mandarin | Spanish Language
Learn Chinese | Learn Chinese in China | Learn Mandarin in China | Chinese School | Chinese Lessons in London

 gaan1 gaan3  jian1 jian4  - interval of time or space
工廠  gung1 cong2  gong1 chang3  -  factory; plant; works; mill
 bei2  bi4  - give to; confer; bestow
 fo2  huo3  - fire
 siu1  shao1  - burn; heat; cook; fever
旁邊  pong4 bin1  pang2 bian1  -  side; at the side
 ge3 ge2    - adjective suffix; possessive/final particle
住宅  zyu6 zaak6*2  zhu4 zhai2  -  residence, domicile, house, living quarters
 dou1  dou1 du1  - all; both; even; already; also; capital
殃及池魚  joeng1 kap6 ci4 jyu4  yang1 ji2 chi2 yu2  -  get the innocent bystanders into trouble
This sentence was added by bernard and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:06
This page shows, from top to bottom:
Script executed in 0.021888 secs
Rows returned from database=1
Donate to CantoDict
CantoDict v1.4.2 is a collaborative Chinese Dictionary project started in November 2003. Entries are added and mistakes corrected by a team of kind volunteers from around the world.
Copyright Adam Sheik 2003-2024.