弓 (gung1) — bend; arch; bow in Cantonese
gungˉ¹弓Mandarin Pinyin: gong1
Meaning of 弓
nounbend; arch; bow
nouna measure of length (equal to five Chinese ft)
nounbow; anything bow-shaped
Example Sentences with 弓
gaau˗₃教zaiˊ²仔neoiˊ²女ziu˗₃要maanˍ₆慢maanˊ²慢gongˊ²講douˍ₆道lei5,理，hoiˉ¹開ngaangˍ₆硬gungˉ¹弓mˎ₄唔dakˉ¹得gaa˗₃㗎。
To teach children, one must explain the rationale; going by force won't work.
keoiˏ₅佢sengˎ₄成jatˍ₆日zongˉ¹裝daanˍ₆彈gungˉ¹弓。
He's always pretending to be sick.
keoiˏ₅佢baanˍ₆扮bengˍ₆病zongˉ¹裝daanˍ₆彈gungˉ¹弓。
He's pretending to be sick.
mˎ₄唔houˊ²好zongˉ¹裝daanˍ₆彈gungˉ¹弓laaˉ¹啦！
Don't fake it!
keoiˏ₅佢zongˉ¹裝daanˍ₆彈gungˉ¹弓mˎ₄唔soengˊ²想zouˍ₆做。
He's faking it because he doesn't want to work.
Words Containing 弓
彈弓床daan6 gung1 cong4
spring mattress bed
弓箭手gung1 zin3 sau2
archer
弓子gung1 zi2
bow (of a three-stringed instrument); anything bow-shaped
顴弓kyun4 gung1
cheek bone; zygomatic arch
彈弓daan6 gung1
springs; a slingshot
弩弓nou5 gung1
crossbow
動脈弓dung6 mak6 gung1
arch of aorta
弓箭gung1 zin3
bow and arrow
弓鋸gung1 geoi3
bow saw; hacksaw
一弓射兩箭jat1 gung1 se6 loeng5 zin3
kill two birds with one stone (literally: shoot two arrows with one bow) [also] 一箭雙雕，一石二鳥，一舉兩得
裝彈弓zong1 daan6 gung1
to set up a person (for a fall); to frame somebody
攣弓lyun1 gung1
curvy
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