沖涼 (cung1 loeng4 | chong1 liang2) : to bathe; to shower; to take a bath or shower

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沖涼

cung1 loeng4

chong1 liang2

[1] (Cant.)to bathe; to shower; to take a bath or shower | Std. Chin.: 洗澡 [2] (Cant. & PRC) to take a cold shower

Level: 2 Google Frequency: 278,000

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

沖涼 / 冲凉

This word was added by tym on 14th Jul 2004 02:25 and last edited on 10th Nov 2009 10:55

Characters in this word:

沖 cung1 - pour; make drinks
涼 loeng4 - cool, cold; desolate; disappointed

3 compounds containing this word:

沖涼房 - bathroom
沖涼涼 - to bathe; a bath (longer variant of 沖涼)
沖涼缸 - bathtub

Showing all 2 examples containing 沖涼

唔好偷𥊙人哋沖涼，如果唔係會生眼挑針！粵 ?!
Don't spy on people when they are showering, otherwise you'll get a stye!
[There is an old wives' tale linking styes to spying on people when they are bathing.]

我唔沖涼係好芝麻綠豆嘅事嚟嘅啫，唔好喺到囉囉唆唆！粵
That I don't take a bath is such a trifling matter, stop nagging at me here!

One Cantonese Homophone / Homophone Variant for this word:

衝涼 cung1 loeng4 = take a bath 粵

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