「抰 / 揚」

Entry #1
Character、
Pronunciation:
  • 抰 joeng2 , joeng1
  • 揚 joeng2
Part of Speech: verb
Explanation:
  • to wave something that is soft, strip-like, or a piece of fabric
    (Cant.) 抰joeng2手sau2
    (Eng.) to wave one's hand back and forth with the palm open
    (Cant.) 抰joeng2開hoi3塊faai3布bou3
    (Eng.) to wave and unwrap a pack of cloth
    (Cant.) 抰joeng2下haa5張zoeng1被pei5
    (Eng.) to lay out a blanket by holding the edge and waving it
    (Cant.) 啲di1菜coi3洗sai2過gwo3一jat1次ci3㗎gaa3喇laa3,你nei5開hoi1盤pun4水seoi2再zoi3抰joeng2兩loeng5抰joeng2就zau6乾gon1淨zeng6。
    (Eng.) Those vegetables have been washed once. Just rinse them under the water a few times and they'll be clean enough.

  • to shake or wave back and forth a strip-like object or piece of fabric, making a noise and blowing away small things
    (Cant.) 抰joeng2起hei2啲di1紙zi2碎seoi3
    (Eng.) to wave about scraps of paper
    (Cant.) 抰joeng2走zau2布bou3上soeng6面min6啲di1塵can4
    (Eng.) to shake off the dust on a cloth

  • to lay bare; to disclose; to show something to the public
    (Cant.) 我ngo5依ji1家gaa1就zau6抰joeng2晒saai3你nei5啲di1衰seoi1嘢je5出ceot1嚟lei4俾bei2人jan4睇tai2!
    (Eng.) I'm exposing all your dirty secrets now!

See also: 揭穿 透露 分解 説穿 披露
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「揚」

Entry #2
Pronunciation: joeng4
Part of Speech: verb
Explanation:
to spread; to make known; to disseminate
(Cant.) 我ngo5將zoeng1件gin6事si6揚joeng4晒saai3開hoi1去heoi3。
(Eng.) I have spread the word about this matter.
(Cant.) 呢ni1件gin6事si6揚joeng4咗zo2嘅ge3話waa2,我ngo5就zau6好hou2難naan4幫bong1到dou2你nei5喇laa3。
(Eng.) If this gains publicity, I'm afraid I won't be able to help you.
See also: 擴散 鋪 傳 散佈 散播 揭曉 佈 傳播 發放 放風
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「揚」

Entry #3
Pronunciation: joeng4
Part of Speech: adjective
Explanation:
obtrusive; attention grabbing
(Cant.) 你nei5做zou6得dak1咁gam3揚joeng4,係hai6人jan4都dou1知zi1啦laa1。
(Eng.) You're being very obvious about it, that's why everyone knows.
Synonym: Synonym: 張揚
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