盅子 (zung1 zi2 | zhong1 zi5) : cup

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盅子

zung1 zi2

zhong1 zi5

cup:
a drinking vessel without handles, especially for tea or wine. (酒盅,茶盅)

Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

盅子

This word has been viewed 1416 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by Steph_fr on 18th Nov 2009 05:31 and last edited on 18th Nov 2009 07:21

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Characters in this word:

盅 zung1 - small cup
子 zi2 - son; person; egg; young; subsidiary

5 Cantonese Homophones / Homophone Variants for this word:

終止 zung1 zi2 zhong1 zhi3 = to end; termination

中指 zung1 zi2 zhong1 zhi3 = medius (lit. "middle finger")

宗旨 zung1 zi2 zong1 zhi3 = objective; aim; goal

中止 zung1 zi2 zhong1 zhi3 = cease; suspend

中子 zung1 zi2 zhong1 zi3 = neutron

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Decimal representation of this word: 盅子

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