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Found 164 word entries for "发" Link to this search: http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/search/?searchtype=1&text=%E5%8F%91
	Word	jyutping	pinyin	Meaning
	出發	ceot1 faat3	chu1 fa1	to set off (on a journey)
	頭髮	tau4 faat3	[普] tou2 fa5 [國] tou2 fa3	hair on the head
	發燒	faat3 siu1	fa1 shao1	to have a fever; to have a temperature
	打發	daa2 faat3	da3 fa5	send on an errand; dismiss; while away (time)
	發言	faat3 jin4	fa1 yan2	a statement
	發出	faat3 ceot1	fa1 chu1	to issue; to send out
	發福	faat3 fuk1	fa1 fu2	put on weight
	發霉	faat3 mui4	fa1 mei2	go mouldy
	髮根	faat3 gan1	fa4 gen1	hair root; hair roots
	美髮	mei5 faat3	mei3 fa3	hairdressing / hairstyling
	進發	zeon3 faat3	jin4 fa1	set out; start
	恭喜發財	gung1 hei2 faat3 coi4	gong1 xi3 fa1 cai2	Chinese New Year greeting
	發現	faat3 jin6	fa1 xian4	to discover; to find out
	發姣	faat3 haau4	fa1 xiao2	粵   be horny; libidinous; lustful
	恭喜發財,利是𢭃來	gung1 hei2 faat3 coi4, lei6 si6 dau6 loi4		粵   a cheeky request for a red packet of lucky money! Happy New Year, let's have a red envelope!
	發財	faat3 coi4	fa1 cai2	to get rich; (mahjong) green dragon
	發達	faat3 daat6	fa1 da2	developed; to succeed
	發覺	faat3 gok3	fa1 jue2	to realize; to discover
	發明	faat3 ming4	fa1 ming2	to invent; invention
	發生	faat3 sang1	fa1 sheng1	to happen; to take place; to occur
	發展	faat3 zin2	fa1 zhan3	to develop; development
	發脾氣	faat3 pei4 hei3	fa1 pi2 qi4	to lose one's temper
	發火	faat3 fo2	fa1 huo3	to lose one's temper
	理髮師	lei5 faat3 si1	li3 fa4 shi1 (PRC), li3 fa3 shi1 (Taiwan)	hairdresser; barber
	髮廊	faat3 long4	fa4 lang2 (PRC), fa3 lang2 (Taiwan)	hair salon; barber shop
	髮型師	faat3 jing4 si1	fa4 xing2 shi1	hairstylist
	發音	faat3 jam1	fa1 yin1	to pronounce; pronunciation
	發票	faat3 piu3	fa1 piao4	receipt, invoice
	聯合發表	lyun4 hap6 faat3 biu2	lian2 he2 fa1 biao3	joint statement
	發表	faat3 biu2	fa1 biao3	to publish; to issue
	沙發	so1 faa2	sha1 fa1	sofa; internet slang for first post
	爆發	baau3 faat3	bao4 fa1	to erupt
	迸發	bing3 faat3	beng4 fa1	to burst forth
	蒸發	zing1 faat3	zheng1 fa1	to evaporate; evaporation
	自發	zi6 faat3	zi4 fa1	spontaneous
	揭發	kit3 faat3	jie1 fa1	to disclose; to reveal; disclosure; revelation
	激發	gik1 faat3	ji1 fa1	to arouse; to excite
	出發點	ceot1 faat3 dim2	chu1 fa1 dian3	starting point; point of departure
	啟發	kai2 faat3	qi3 fa1	inspire; enlighten
	簽發	cim1 faat3	qian1 fa1	to officially sign and issue
	發動	faat3 dung6	fa1 dong4	to start; to mobilize; to launch; to initiate
	發奮圖強	faat3 fan5 tou4 koeng4	fa1 fen4 tu2 qiang2	to work with passion for the sake of the country
	發射	faat3 se6	fa1 she4	to launch; to shoot; to fire; to spray
	發佈	faat3 bou3	fa1 bu4	to issue
	發愁	faat3 sau4	fa1 chou2	to worry
	發揚	faat3 joeng4	fa1 yang2	to develop; to make full use of; to utilise
	發揚光大	faat3 joeng4 gwong1 daai6	fa1 yang2 guang1 da4	to develop; to promote
	發抖	faat3 dau2	fa1 dou3	to shake; to shiver; to tremble; to quiver; tremulous
	發揮	faat3 fai1	fa1 hui1	to bring into play; to realise
	發炎	faat3 jim4	fa1 yan2	to become inflamed
	發熱	faat3 jit6	fa1 re4	to give out heat; to have a fever
	發電	faat3 din6	fa1 dian4	to generate electicity
	發病	faat3 beng6	fa1 bing4	to become ill; outbreak of a disease
	發育	faat3 juk6	fa1 yu4	growth; development
	發行	faat3 hang4/hong4	fa1 xing2; fa1 hang2	to publish; to sell wholesale
	發起	faat3 hei2	fa1 qi3	to initiate; to start
	發放	faat3 fong3	fa1 fang4	provide, give, grant, distribute
	發言人	faat3 jin4 jan4	fa1 yan2 ren2	spokesperson
	開發	hoi1 faat3	kai1 fa1	exploit (a resource); open up (for development)
	頒發	baan1 faat3	ban1 fa1	issue; promulgate; award
	發牢騷	faat3 lou4 sou1	fa1 lao2 sao1	whine
	暴發戶	bou6 faat3 wu6	bao4 fa1 hu4	upstart, nouveau riche
	觸發	zuk1 faat3	chu4 fa1	trigger, spark
	抒發	syu1 faat3	shu1 fa1	to express
	發掘	faat3 gwat6		dig; disinter; exhume; explore; unearth; disentomb
	發洩	faat3 sit3	fa1 xie4	let off; take out; abreact; vent
	引發	jan5 faat3		initiation
	假髮	gaa2 faat3		wig
	發球	faat3 kau4	fa1 qiu2	serve (ball)
	發酵	faat3 gaau3	fa1 xiao4 (Taiwan), fa1 jiao4 (PRC)	ferment
	案發	on3 faat3	an4 fa1	crime scene
	披頭散髮	pei1 tau4 saan2 faat3	pi1 tou2 san4 fa3 (tw) fa4 (prc)	with hair dishevelled, with hair in disarray
	發毛	faat3 mou4*1	fa1 mao4	mildewed; mouldy; be scared
	發電機	faat3 din6 gei1		a dynamo
	一觸即發	jat1 zuk1 zik1 faat3	yi1 chu4 ji2 fa1	could happen at any moment; on the verge
	快速發展	faai3 cuk1 faat3 zin2	kuai4 su4 fa1 zhan3	rapid growth; rapid expansion
	發達國家	faat3 daat6 gwok3 gaa1	fa1 da2 guo2 jia1	developed nation
	開發週期	hoi1 faat3 zau1 kei4	kai1 fa1 zhou1 qi1 (PRC), kai1 fa1 zhou1 qi2 (Taiwan)	development cycle; development period
	發展中國家	faat3 zin2 zung1 gwok3 gaa1	fa1 zhan3 zhong1 guo2 jia1	developing country
	理髮店	lei5 faat3 dim3	li3 fa4 dian4	barbershop
	髮夾	faat3 gip6*2	fa4 jia1	hairpin; hairclip
	發呆	faat3 ngoi4	fa1 dai1	國   stare blankly; in a daze; lost in thought
	揮發	fai1 faat3	hui1 fa1	volatile; to vaporize
	中年發福	zung1 nin4 faat3 fuk1	zhong1 nian2 fa1 fu2	[exp] middle-aged weight gain
	髮網	faat3 mong5	fa3 wang3 (Taiwan), fa4 wang3 (PRC)	hairnet
	發瘋	faat3 fung1	fa1 feng1	go mad; go crazy; be out of one's mind
	揮發器	fai1 faat3 hei3	hui1 fa1 qi4	vaporizer
	合法發行的銀行紙幣	hap6 faat3 faat3 hang4 dik1 ngan4 hong4 zi2 bai6	he2 fa3 fa1 xing2 de5 yin2 hang2 zhi3 bi4	國   bank note lawfully issued
	發爛苲	faat3 laan6 zaa3*2		粵   throw a tantrum
	飛髮舖	fei1 faat3 pou3*2		粵   a barbershop
	發情	faat3 cing4	fa1 qing2	國   be horny; libidinous; lustful
	發情期	faat3 cing4 kei4	fa1 qing2 qi1 (PRC) / qi2 (TW)	the period of rut, the heat period
	多發性硬化	do1 faat3 sing3 ngaang6 faa3	duo1 fa1 xing4 ying4 hua4	multiple sclerosis
	髮刷	faat caat3	fa3 shua1 ; fa4 shua1	hair brush; hairbrush
	髮線	faat3 sin3	fa3 xian4 ; fa4 xian4	hairline
	心臟病發	sam1 zong6 beng6 faat3	xin1 zang4 bing4 fa1	heart attack
	發育期	faat3 juk6 kei4	fa1 yu4 qi1	puberty
	發錯音	faat3 co3 jam1	fa1 cuo4 yin1	to mispronounce; mispronunciation
	發狂	faat3 kong4	fa1 kuang2	become obsessed; frenetic
	發蠻倀	faat3 man2 zang2		粵   get fretful
	四大發明	sei3 daai6 faat3 ming4	si4 da4 fa1 ming2	the four great Chinese inventions
	發病率	faat3 beng6 leot6*2	fa1 bing4 lv4	incidence of a disease; disease rate
	補發	bou2 faat3	bu3 fa1	reissue, supply / distribute again
	脫髮	tyut3 faat3	tuo1 fa4 (PRC), tuo1 fa3 (Taiwan)	hair fall
	掉髮	diu6 faat3	diao4 fa4 (PRC), diao4 fa3 (Taiwan)	hair fall
	急速出發	gap1 cuk1 ceot1 faat3	ji2 su4 chu1 fa1	false starting (e.g., at the beginning of a race)
	心臟病發作	sam1 zong6 beng6 faat3 zok3	xin1 zang4 bing4 fa1 zuo4	heart attack
	洗髮	sai2 faat3	xi3 fa3 (Taiwan), xi3 fa4 (PRC)	to shampoo
	駁髮	bok3 faat3	bo2 fa3 (Taiwan) , bo2 fa4 (PRC)	hair extension
	發仔寒	faat3 zai2 hon4	fa1 zai3 han2	粵   intensely long for a son, really want to have a son
	發愣	faat3 ling6	fa1 leng4	國   day dreaming, in a daze
	最不發達國家	zeoi3 bat1 faat3 daat6 gwok3 gaa1	zui4 bu4 fa1 da2 guo2 jia1	least-developed country, LDC
	發號施令	faat3 hou6 si1 ling6	fa2 hao4 shi1 ling4	issue orders; boss people around
	啓發	kai2 faat3	qi3 fa1	inspire; enlighten
	恭喜發財,紅包拿來	gung1 hei2 faat3 coi4 hung4 baau1 naa4 loi4	gong1 xi3 fa1 cai2 hong2 bao1 na2 lai2	a cheeky request for a red packet of lucky money!
	案發現場	on3 faat3 jin6 coeng4	an4 fa1 xian4 chang2	crime scene
	精神煥發	zing1 san4 wun6 faat3	jing1 shen2 huan4 fa1	to be bustling with energy; be full of energy
	發佈會	faat3 bou3 wui6*2	fa1 bu4 hui4	(press) briefing
	動輒發怒	dung6 zip3 faat3 nou6	dong4 zhe2 fa1 nu4	fly into a rage on the slightest provocation
	突發	dat6 faat3	tu2 [TW] tu1 [PRC] fa1	to suddenly happen; a sudden occurence; to suddenly take place
	突發事件	dat6 faat3 si6 gin6*2	tu2 [TW] tu1 [PRC] fa1 shi4 jian4	a sudden or unexpected event
	白髮蒼蒼	baak6 faat3 cong1 cong1	bai2 fa3 [TW]/ fa4 [PRC] cang1 cang1	grey-haired; hoary-haired
	發售	faat3 sau6	fa1 shou4	sell
	發人深省	faat3 jan4 sam1 sing2	fa1 ren2 shen1 sheng3	provide food for thought
	發件籃	faat3 gin6 laam4	fa1 jian4 lan2	an "out" basket (on a desk in an office)
	闡發	cin2 faat3	chan3 fa1	make clear; expound and clarify; elucidate
	先發制人	sin1 faat3 zai3 jan4	xian1 fa1 zhi4 ren2	preemptive strike; steal a march
	髮妻	faat3 cai1	fa3 [TW] fa4 [PRC] qi1	first wife
	發跡	faat8 zik1	fa1 ji4 [PRC] / ji1 [TW]	acquire fame and fortune; gain renown and wealth
	翻發	faan1 faat3	fan1 fa1	粵   recur
	發怒	faat3 nou6	fa1 nu4	get angry; get mad
	升官發財	sing1 gun1 faat3 coi4	sheng1 guan1 fa1 cai2	be promoted and get rich
	發薪	faat3 san1	fa1 xin1	pay salary; pay wages
	植髮	zik6 faat3	zhi2 fa3 [TW] fa4 [PRC]	hair transplant
	發飆	faat3 biu1	fa1 biao1	1. go nuts; go crazy 2. dispaly one's prowess
	發端	faat3 dyun1	fa1 duan1	outset
	發榜	faat3 bong2	fa1 bang3	to publish a roll-call of successful candidates
	轉發	zyun2 faat3	zhuan3 fa1	transmit, pass on
	復發	fuk6 faat3	fu4 fa1	to relapse
	分發	fan1 faat3	fen1 fa1	to distribute
	發源	faat3 jyun4	fa1 yuan2	begin from; originate from
	借題發揮	ze3 tai4 faat3 fai1	jie4 ti2 fa1 hui1	take advantage of an incident to exaggerate matters; make an issue out of
	奮發	fan5 faat3	fen4 fa1	exert oneself
	鬢髮	ban3 faat3	bin4 fa4	hair on the temples
	發出喉音	faat3 ceot1 hau4 jam1	fa1 chu1 hou2 yin1	purr
	批發	pai1 faat3	pi1 fa1	to sell wholesale
	周潤發	zau1 jeon6 faat3	zhou1 run4 fa1	Chow Yun-Fat
	國務院經濟技術社會發展研究中心	gwok3 mou6 jyun6*2 ging1 zai3 gei6 seot6 se5 wui6*2 faat3 zin2 jin4 gau3 zung1 sam1	guo2 wu4 yuan4 jing1 ji4 ji4 shu4 she4 hui4 fa1 zhan3 yan2 jiu4/1 (Taiwan/PRC) zhong1 xin1	Research Centre to Advise on Economic, Technological and Social Development
	聯合國社會發展研究所	lyun4 hap6 gwok3 se5 wui6*2 faat3 zin2 jin4 gau3 so2	lian2 he2 guo2 she4 hui4 fa1 zhan3 yan2 jiu4/1 (Taiwan/PRC) suo3	United Nations Research Institute for Social Development
	風力發電機	fung1 lik6 faat3 din6 gei1	feng1 li4 fa1 dian4 ji1	wind generator; wind turbine
	東窗事發	dung1 coeng1 si6 faat3	dong1 chuang1 shi4 fa1	be exposed; come to light
	發水樓	faat3 seoi2 lau4*2		粵   inflated building
	發泡錠	faat3 paau1 ding3	fa1 pao4 ding4	effervescent tablet
	戴髮含齒	daai3 faat3 ham4 ci2	dai4 fa3 [TW] fa4 [PRC] han2 chi3	human being; mankind
	發癢	faat3 joeng5	fa1 yang3	to tickle / to itch
	萬弩齊發	maan6 nou5 cai4 faat3	wan4 nu3 qi2 fa1	like all crossbows discharged at once
	從輕發落	cung4 hing1 faat3 lok6	cong2 qing1 fa1 luo4	mete out punishment with leniency
	有意栽花花不發，無心插柳柳成蔭	jau5 ji3 zoi1 faa1 faa1 bat1 faat3 mou4 sam1 caap3 lau5 lau5 sing4 jam3	you3 yi4 zai1 hua1 hua1 bu4 fa1 wu2 xin1 cha1 liu3 liu3 cheng2 yin4	what one intentionally does ends fruitless; but what one unintentionally does ends up producing suprising results
	一髮千鈞	jat1 faat3 cin1 gwan1	yi1fa3 (TW) fa4 (PRC) qian1 jun1	to hang by a thread; be in a precarious situation
	哈里發	haa1 lei5 faat3	ha1 li3 fa1	Caliph
	發麻	faat3 maa4	fa1 ma2	feel numb
	結髮	git3 faat3	jie2 fa4	bind one's hair; marriage; principle wife
	國家發展和改革委員會	gwok3 gaa1 faat3 zin2 wo4 goi2 gaak3 wai2 jyun4 wui6*2	guo2 jia1 fa1 zhan3 he2 gai3 ge2 wei3 yuan2 hui4	PRC National development and reform commission
	發勁	faat3 ging6	fa1 jing4	Fa jin, fajin