凡 (faan4) — every; any; altogether; whenever in Cantonese
faanˎ₄凡Mandarin Pinyin: fan2
Meaning of 凡
nounevery; any; altogether; whenever
nounordinary; commonplace; common
nounsecular; mortal; earthly
noungeneral idea; outline; abstract
Example Sentences with 凡
keoiˏ₅佢haiˍ₆係jatˉ¹一go˗₃個batˉ¹不pingˎ₄平faanˎ₄凡ge˗₃嘅jan4.人。
He is an extraordinary person.
niˉ¹呢ci˗₃次gingˉ¹經likˍ₆歷houˊ²好batˉ¹不pingˎ₄平faan4.凡。
This experience was quite extraordinary.
keoiˏ₅佢ge˗₃嘅coiˎ₄才waaˎ₄華houˊ²好batˉ¹不pingˎ₄平faan4.凡。
His talent is very extraordinary.
niˉ¹呢go˗₃個mˎ₄唔haiˍ₆係pouˊ²普tungˉ¹通je5,嘢，houˊ²好batˉ¹不pingˎ₄平faan4.凡。
This is not ordinary stuff, it's very special.
keoiˏ₅佢ge˗₃嘅janˎ₄人sangˉ¹生houˊ²好batˉ¹不pingˎ₄平faan4.凡。
His life was very unusual.
Words Containing 凡
不知凡幾bat1 zi1 faan4 gei2
can't tell how many there are - there are numerous similar cases
但凡daan6 faan4
in any case
凡是faan4 si6
every; any; all | Cant.: 凡係; 逢親
凡事必有因faan4 si6 bit1 jau5 jan1
everything happens for a reason (lit., "all matters surely have a cause")
不凡bat1 faan4
out of the ordinary
不平凡bat1 ping4 faan4
marvelous; marvelously
非同凡響fei1 tung4 faan4 hoeng2
extraordinary; something out of the ordinary
凡人faan4 jan4
ordinary person; mortal
非凡fei1 faan4
uncommon; extraordinary; outstanding
平凡ping4 faan4
ordinary
超凡ciu1 faan4
extraordinary
不同凡響bat1 tung4 faan4 hoeng2
out of the ordinary; outstanding; out of the common run
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