Chinese Word Entry

大水沖了龍王廟

Simplified Chinese form: 大水冲了龙王庙

Mandarin (Zhuyin): ㄉㄚˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄔㄨㄥ ㄌㄜ˙ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄨㄤˊ ㄇㄧㄠˋ
Mandarin (Pinyin): dà shuǐ chōng le Lóng wáng miào
Cantonese (Jyutping): daai6 seoi2 cung1 liu5 lung4 wong4 miu2
Definitions:
  1. lit surging waters flooded the Dragon King temple (idiom)

  2. fig to fail to recognize a familiar person

  3. a dispute between close people who fail to recognize each other


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Chinese characters used in this word

large, big, great, vast, high
Readings
Mandarin: ㄉㄚˋ (dà), ㄉㄞˋ (dài), ㄊㄞˋ (tài)
Cantonese: daai6
Japanese: ダイ (dai)、 タイ (tai)、 タ (ta) / おお- (oo-)、 おお.きい (ookii)、 -おお.いに (-ooini)、 はじめ (hajime)、 おおいに (ooini)
Korean: 대 (dae), 다 (da), 태 (tae)
Vietnamese: đại, thái

water, liquid, lotion, juice
Readings
Mandarin: ㄕㄨㄟˇ (shuǐ)
Cantonese: seoi2
Japanese: スイ (sui) / みず (mizu)、 みず- (mizu-)
Korean: 수 (su)
Vietnamese: thủy, thuỷ
Variants
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open sea, offing, rise high into sky, pour, infuse, steep, wash away
Readings
Mandarin: ㄔㄨㄥ (chōng)
Cantonese: cung1
Japanese: チュウ (chuu) / おき (oki)、 おきつ (okitsu)、 ちゅう.する (chuusuru)、 わく (waku)
Korean: 충 (chung)
Vietnamese: trùng, xung, trong
Variants
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complete, finish, to finish, particle of completed action
Readings
Mandarin: ㄌㄧㄠˇ (liǎo), ㄌㄜ˙ (le), ㄌㄧㄠˋ (liào)
Cantonese: liu5
Japanese: リョウ (ryou) / おわる (owaru)、 ついに (tsuini)
Korean: 료 (ryo), 요 (yo)
Vietnamese: liễu

dragon, imperial, Kangxi radical 212
Readings
Mandarin: ㄌㄨㄥˊ (lóng), ㄇㄤˊ (máng)
Cantonese: lung4
Japanese: リュウ (ryuu)、 リョウ (ryou)、 ロウ (rou) / たつ (tatsu)
Korean: 룡 (ryong), 롱 (rong), 용 (yong)
Vietnamese: long, sủng
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king, rule, magnate, ruler, royal, surname
Readings
Mandarin: ㄨㄤˊ (wáng), ㄨㄤˋ (wàng), ㄩˋ (yù)
Cantonese: wong4
Japanese: オウ (ou)、 -ノウ (-nou) / きみ (kimi)
Korean: 왕 (wang)
Vietnamese: vương, vượng

mausoleum, shrine, palace, temple, imperial court
Readings
Mandarin: ㄇㄧㄠˋ (miào)
Cantonese: miu6
Japanese: ビョウ (byou)、 ミョウ (myou) / たまや (tamaya)、 みたまや (mitamaya)、 やしろ (yashiro)
Korean: 묘 (myo)
Vietnamese: miếu
Variants
Simplified Chinese form:
Semantic variant form: 庿