冬 (dung1) — winter in Cantonese
dungˉ¹冬Mandarin Pinyin: dong1
Meaning of 冬
nounwinter
noun11th lunar month; period from the 10th to the 12th month
Example Sentences with 冬
冬天通常又凍又落雪。
It is usually cold and snowing in winter.
ngoˏ₅我haiˊ²喺douˍ₆度paauˊ²刨dungˉ¹冬gwaa1.瓜。
I'm peeling winter melon.
paauˊ²刨dungˉ¹冬gwaaˉ¹瓜houˊ²好sanˉ¹辛fu2.苦。
Peeling winter melon is tiring.
bongˉ¹幫ngoˏ₅我paauˊ²刨dungˉ¹冬gwaa1.瓜。
Help me peel the winter melon.
niˉ¹呢go˗₃個dungˉ¹冬gwaaˉ¹瓜dimˊ²點paau2?刨？
How do you peel this winter melon?
Words Containing 冬
冬大過年dung1 daai6 gwo3 nin4
the Winter Solstice is treated as more important than the New Year
冬天dung1 tin1
winter
冬季dung1 gwai3
winter; winter season; wintertime; winter time
冬瓜dung1 gwaa1
wax gourd; wintermelon
老番冬lou5 faan1 dung1
slang for Christmas
刨冬瓜paau2 dung1 gwaa1
pun on the word Putonghua ( 普通話 )
冬陰公dung1 jam1 gung1
tong yum goong (type of Thai soup)
天門冬tin1 mun4 dung1
lucid asparagus
大冬瓜daai6 dung1 gwaa1
a big, clumsy, useless person
冬至dung1 zi3
the winter solstice, 22nd of the 24 solar terms 22nd December-5th January
鐵冬青tit3 dung1 cing1
Ilex rotunda (Chinese holly)
冬紅花dung1 hung4 faa1
Holmskioldia sanguinea (parasol-flower)
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