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- 扇 phìⁿ
- Radical 63 + 6 strokes
- The leaf of a door, and hence used as a classifier of shutters and windows.
- no6 pin3 meung5 guen1 min1-min1;
- shut both leaves of the door tightly.
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no6 (two) | |
Pronunciation of no6 (two) |
meung5 (door) | |
Pronunciation of meung5 (door) |
- ji2 gui2 pin3 siam2-meung5 jo3 yioh8 joi7 jin5?;
- How much did you pay for these folding doors?
- 鼻 phīⁿ
- Radical 209 + 0 strokes
- The nose.
- i1 gai5 pin7 song3-song3;
- he has a very prominent nose.
- pin7 dua7 li1 bou2 mak8 tap4;
- the size of the nose makes up for the hollowness of the eyes.
- ghu5 pin7 du2 dioh8 chak8 chiu2;
- the ox laid his nose against the thief's hand and followed him off.
- pin7 gao1-gao1;
- a hooked nose.
- pin7-leng5-gut4 lai7-lai7;
- a thin nose.
- pin7 jiam1-jiam1;
- a sharp nose.
- pin7 bhih4-bhih4;
- a flat nose.
- pin7 chua2;
- a crooked nose.
- pin7-nio5;
- the ridge of the nose.
- pin7-kang1; pin7-kang1-geung2;
- the nostrils.
- pin7-sai2;
- mucous from the nose.
- pin7 uan1;
- bridge of the nose.
- pin7 jun2;
- the end of the nose.
- jiah8 pin7-hun1; heungk4 pin7-hun1;
- to take snuff.
- sang3 pin7;
- blow the nose.
- heungk4 pin7;
- expel or inhale the air forcibly through the nose.
- jia2 ju7 sǐ hi3-ben5-deng2 gai5 ue7-beh8-pin7 gai5;
- this is the buffoon in the theatre (and has his nose painted white).
- uai2 pin7-kang1 moun5;
- scrape the hair from the nostrils.
- tap8 pin7;
- without a nose.
- pin7 sak4;
- the nose stopped up; snuffles.
- chui3 hap8 bhua5, jang1 pin7-kang1 tao2-kui3;
- shut your mouth and breathe through your nose.
- 嗅 phīⁿ
- Radical 30 + 10 strokes
- To smell; to scent.
- pin7 dioh8;
- smelled.
- pin7 toin2 ho2 a1 m7-ho2;
- smell it and see whether it is good.
- pin7 dioh8 chao3;
- smelled a bad odor.
- pin7 dioh8 pang1 jǎi1;
- smelled very fragrant.
- i1 heung6-heung6 dou1 pin7 dit4 gao3;
- he can smell at a great distance.
- ua2 pin7 m7 dioh8, i1 jo3-ni5 ju7 pin7-gin?3;
- I cannot smell it, how is it that he can?
- pin7 dioh8 goung3-goung3 pang1;
- smells very odorous.
- pin7 m7 chut4;
- cannot discover by the sense of smell.
- yioh8 heung6 dou1 pin7-gin3;
- scents it from afar.
- je7 pin7 dioh8 ju7 hin5;
- if you smell it, it will make you dizzy.
- 貔貅 phīⁿ-hiuⁿ
- Radical 211 for the first character
- A ferocious beast fabled to devour tigers; the term is applied to a valiant general.
phiaⁿ[edit | edit source]
- 拋 phiaⁿ
- Radical 64 + 4 strokes
- To fling or throw down with force.
- i1 je7 ki3 kioh8 ki2 lai5 ju7 pian1 diao7;
- when angry he took it up and flung it down and broke it.
- pian1 louh8 keu33 chap4-chap4-chui3;
- dashed it down and broke it in little pieces.
- pian1 gao3 heung6-heung6 go3 keu3;
- flung it far away.