「字」

Entry #1
Pronunciation：	zi6
Part of Speech：	noun
Explanation：	character; word (measure word: 隻 / 個 / 行) (Cant.) 漢字hon3 zi6 (Eng.) Chinese character; Japanese kanji (Cant.) 英jing1文man2字zi6 (Eng.) an English word (Cant.) 字母zi6 mou5 (Eng.) alphabet (Cant.) 字型zi6 jing4 (Eng.) font (Cant.) #字義zi6 ji6 (Eng.) the meaning of a word; lexical meaning (Cant.) 簡筆字gaan2 bat1 zi6 (Eng.) abbreviated character (Cant.) 「你nei5篇pin1論leon6文man2寫se2咗zo2幾gei2多do1字zi6？」「五ng5千cin1字zi6左zo2右jau2啦laa1。」 (Eng.) "How many words did you write for your essay?" "Around 5,000." (Cant.) 「門mun4」字zi6有jau5幾gei2多do1劃waak6㗎gaa3？ (Eng.) How many strokes are there in the character 門? five minutes; literally 'number' (referring to the distance between two adjacent numbers on a clock) (measure word: 個) (Cant.) 半bun3個go3字zi6 (Eng.) two minutes and a half (Cant.) 七cat1點dim2九gau2個go3半bun3字zi6 (Eng.) 7:47 (time) (Cant.) 你nei5等dang2多do1我ngo5三saam1個go3字zi6吖aa1，我ngo5就zau6快faai3得dak1喇laa3。 (Eng.) Please wait for me, I'll be ready in 15 minutes. (Cant.) 而ji4家gaa1六luk6點dim2兩loeng5個go3字zi6。 (Eng.) It is 6:10. written pledge, contract (Cant.) 簽字 (Eng.) to sign and confirm the agreement (Cant.) 白baak6紙zi2黑hak1字zi6寫se2清cing1楚co2協hip3議ji5內noi6容jung4，可ho2以ji5保bou2障zoeng3大daai6家gaa1嘅ge3權kyun4利lei6。 (Eng.) Putting the agreement in writing will protect everyone's rights. script; handwriting; penmanship; calligraphy (measure word: 手) (Cant.) 你nei5手sau2字zi6好hou2靚leng3喎wo3！ (Eng.) Your handwriting/calligraphy is beautiful! tails (of a coin) (Cant.) 擲zaak6到dou2公gung1我ngo5就zau6俾bei2一jat1蚊man1你nei5，擲zaak6到dou2字zi6你nei5就zau6俾bei2一jat1蚊man1我ngo5。 (Eng.) If it's heads, I'll give you a dollar; if it's tails, you'll have to give me a dollar. pronunciation (of a word or character) (Cant.) 字正腔圓zi6 zing3 hong1 jyun4 (Eng.) to speak with clear articulation (Cant.) 新san1聞man4主zyu2播bo3咬ngaau5字zi6一jat1定ding6要jiu3清cing1楚co2。 (Eng.) News anchors must pronounce words clearly. (in Chinese culture) zi, i.e. a courtesy name bestowed upon a man at his coming-of-age ceremony at 20. Although the courtesy name usually matches in meaning with the given name, the former is usually used in place of the latter by acquaintances of the same generation as a term of address. (Cant.) 岳ngok6飛fei1，字zi6鵬paang4舉geoi2 (Eng.) Yue Fei, courtesy name Pengju
See also：	性素質性格文字字母辭詞嘴言措辭劇本講稿筆跡字跡字體
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<explanation>
yue:#文字；記錄#語言 嘅#符號（量詞：隻／個／行）
eng:character; word
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yue:#漢字 (hon3 zi6)
eng:Chinese character; Japanese kanji
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yue:英文字 (jing1 man2 zi6)
eng:an English word
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yue:#字母 (zi6 mou5)
eng:alphabet
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yue:#字型 (zi6 jing4)
eng:font
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yue:#字義 (zi6 ji6)
eng:the meaning of a word; lexical meaning
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yue:#簡筆字 (gaan2 bat1 zi6)
eng:abbreviated character
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yue:「你篇論文寫咗幾多字？」「五千字左右啦。」 ('nei5 pin1 leon6 man2 se2 zo2 gei2 do1 zi6?' 'ng5 cin1 zi6 zo2 jau2 laa1.')
eng:"How many words did you write for your essay?" "Around 5,000."
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yue:「門」字有幾多劃㗎？ (mun4 zi6 jau5 gei2 do1 waak6 gaa3?)
eng:How many strokes are there in the character 門?
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<explanation>
yue:十二小時制嘅時鐘上面有十二個代表整點嘅數字，分針每五分鐘就到另一個數字，所以每個字就用嚟代指五分鐘（量詞：個）
eng:five minutes; literally 'number' (referring to the distance between two adjacent numbers on a clock)
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yue:半個字 (bun3 go3 zi6)
eng:two minutes and a half
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yue:七點九個半字 (cat1 dim2 gau2 go3 bun3 zi6)
eng:7:47 (time)
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yue:你等多我三個字吖，我就快得喇。 (nei5 dang2 do1 ngo5 saam1 go3 zi6 aa1, ngo5 zau6 faai3 dak1 laa3.)
eng:Please wait for me, I'll be ready in 15 minutes.
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yue:而家六點兩個字。 (ji4 gaa1 luk6 dim2 loeng5 go3 zi6.)
eng:It is 6:10.
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<explanation>
yue:憑據、字據
eng:written pledge, contract
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yue:#簽字
eng:to sign and confirm the agreement
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yue:白紙黑字寫清楚協議內容，可以保障大家嘅權利。 (baak6 zi2 hak1 zi6 se2 cing1 co2 hip3 ji5 noi6 jung4, ho2 ji5 bou2 zoeng3 daai6 gaa1 ge3 kyun4 lei6.)
eng:Putting the agreement in writing will protect everyone's rights.
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<explanation>
yue:書法；字跡；筆跡；寫字嘅痕跡、表現形式（量詞：手）
eng:script; handwriting; penmanship; calligraphy
<eg>
yue:你手字好靚喎！ (nei5 sau2 zi6 hou2 leng3 wo3!)
eng:Your handwriting/calligraphy is beautiful!
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<explanation>
yue:硬幣上鑄有幣值數字果一邊
eng:tails (of a coin)
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yue:擲到公我就俾一蚊你，擲到字你就俾一蚊我。 (zaak6 dou2 gung1 ngo5 zau6 bei2 jat1 man1 nei5, zaak6 dou2 zi6 nei5 zau6 bei2 jat1 man1 ngo5.)
eng:If it's heads, I'll give you a dollar; if it's tails, you'll have to give me a dollar.
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<explanation>
yue:#發音
eng:pronunciation (of a word or character)
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yue:#字正腔圓 (zi6 zing3 hong1 jyun4)
eng:to speak with clear articulation
<eg>
yue:新聞主播咬字一定要清楚。 (san1 man4 zyu2 bo3 ngaau5 zi6 jat1 ding6 jiu3 cing1 co2.)
eng:News anchors must pronounce words clearly.
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<explanation>
yue:以前男子滿二十歲，行過冠禮，代表經已成人，就會取表字（或作#別字），改嗰陣會襯返佢本名嘅意思。同輩外人多數唔會直呼其名，而係以字相稱。
eng:(in Chinese culture) zi, i.e. a courtesy name bestowed upon a man at his coming-of-age ceremony at 20. Although the courtesy name usually matches in meaning with the given name, the former is usually used in place of the latter by acquaintances of the same generation as a term of address.
<eg>
yue:岳飛，字鵬舉 (ngok6 fei1, zi6 paang4 geoi2)
eng:Yue Fei, courtesy name Pengju

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