長:coeng4
(pos:形容詞)(ant:短)
<explanation>
yue:兩端嘅空間、時間距離比一般水平多
eng:long, spatially or temporally
<eg>
yue:長裙 (coeng4 kwan4)
eng:a long dress
<eg>
yue:#長做長有 (coeng4 zou6 coeng4 jau5)
eng:sustainable
<eg>
yue:佢嘅頭髮好長。 (keoi5 ge3 tau4 faat3 hou2 coeng4.)
eng:Her hair is long.
<eg>
yue:佢受傷已經有一段好長嘅時間。 (keoi5 sau6 soeng1 ji5 ging1 jau5 jat1 dyun6 hou2 coeng4 ge3 si4 gaan3.)
eng:He's been injured for quite a long time.
長:zoeng2
(pos:詞綴)
<explanation>
yue:表示年紀最大嘅前綴
eng:prefix meaning "the eldest"
<eg>
yue:#長子 (zoeng2 zi2)
eng:the eldest son
<eg>
yue:#長女 (zoeng2 neoi2)
eng:the eldest daughter
<eg>
yue:長公主 (zoeng2 gung1 zyu2)
eng:the eldest princess
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<explanation>
yue:表示頭目、領導嘅後綴
eng:suffix meaning "leader"
<eg>
yue:#隊長 (deoi6 zoeng2)
eng:team leader
<eg>
yue:#班長 (baan1 zoeng2)
eng:class monitor
<eg>
yue:#科長 (fo1 zoeng2)
eng:subject representative
<eg>
yue:#車長 (ce1 zoeng2)
eng:bus driver
<eg>
yue:#機長 (gei1 zoeng2)
eng:plane captain
<eg>
yue:#店長 (dim3 zoeng2)
eng:shopkeeper; store manager
長:coeng4
(pos:語素)
<explanation>
yue:兩個完結點之間嘅距離
eng:length
<eg>
yue:長闊高 (coeng4 fut3 gou1)
eng:length, width and height
<eg>
yue:車長 (ce1 coeng4)
eng:the length of a car
<eg>
yue:條橋全長三千米。 (tiu4 kiu4 cyun4 coeng4 saam1 cin1 mai5.)
eng:The overall length of the bridge is three thousand metres.
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<explanation>
yue:#優點;#優勝 嘅地方
eng:strong point; merit; specialty
<eg>
yue:#擅長 (sin6 coeng4)
eng:to excel at; to be good at;
<eg>
yue:一展所長 (jat1 zin2 so2 coeng4)
eng:to show one's strength
<eg>
yue:#長處 (coeng4 cyu3)
eng:strength
<eg>
yue:#專長 (zyun1 coeng4)
eng:specialty; forte
長:zoeng2
(pos:語素)
<explanation>
yue:增加;變大
eng:to grow
<eg>
yue:#年長 (nin4 zoeng2)
eng:old; elder
<eg>
yue:#增長 (zang1 zoeng2)
eng:increase; growth
<eg>
yue:#長大 (zoeng2 daai6)
eng:to grow up