塵 (can4) — dust; dirt in Cantonese
canˎ₄塵简 尘
Mandarin Pinyin: chen2
Meaning of 塵
noundust; dirt
nounthis world
nountrace; track
Example Sentences with 塵
fikˍ₆扐zauˊ²走diˉ¹啲canˎ₄塵。
Flick away the dust.
lapˉ¹粒canˎ₄塵syunˉ¹懸fatˎ₄浮ganˊ²緊
The dust particle is floating.
diˉ¹啲canˎ₄塵hamˍ₆冚zyuˍ₆住saai3.晒。
It's all covered in dust.
loengˎ₄樑soengˍ₆上jauˏ₅有canˎ₄塵
There's dust on the beam.
deiˍ₆地soengˍ₆上jauˏ₅有canˎ₄塵tou2.土。
There is dust on the floor.
Words Containing 塵
吸塵kap1 can4
(v.) to vacuum
吸塵器kap1 can4 hei3
dust catcher; dust collector
塵埃can4 oi1
dust, dirt
洗塵sai2 can4
to wash off the dust
真空吸塵zan1 hung1 kap1 can4
vacuum cleaning; to vacuum; to hoover
沙塵saa1 can4
dust and sand; yellow dust; gravel dust
塵垢can4 gau3
dust and dirt
脫離紅塵tyut3 lei4 hung4 can4
to withdraw from society; to become a recluse
後塵hau6 can4
Also possible "basking in somebody else's glory"
步人後塵bou6 jan4 hau6 can4
to emulate sb.
寒塵hon4 can4
shabby, with clothing in tatters
塵灰can4 fui1
dust (also 灰塵)
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