恭 (gung1) — respectful; reverent; deferential in Cantonese
gungˉ¹恭Mandarin Pinyin: gong1
Meaning of 恭
nounrespectful; reverent; deferential
Example Sentences with 恭
gungˉ¹恭heiˊ²喜faat˗₃發coi4!財！
Wishing you prosperity!
gungˉ¹恭heiˊ²喜gungˉ¹恭hei2!喜！
Congratulations! Congratulations!
gungˉ¹恭heiˊ²喜neiˏ₅你aa3!呀！
Congratulations to you!
gungˉ¹恭heiˊ²喜neiˏ₅你gaai˗₃結fan1!婚！
Congratulations on your wedding!
gungˉ¹恭hei2!喜！singˉ¹升zi2!職！
Congratulations! Promotion!
Words Containing 恭
恭敬gung1 ging3
reverent; respectful; deferential; with great respect
恭賀gung1 ho6
to congratulate
恭順gung1 seon6
deferent
恭喜發財,紅包拿來gung1 hei2 faat3 coi4 hung4 baau1 naa4 loi4
A cheeky request for a red packet of lucky money! Said at Chinese New Year, for example, to an older (and hopefully both generous and wealthy) relative
恭祝gung1 zuk1
to congratulate respectfully; to wish good luck and success (esp. to a superior); with best wishes (in writing)
楊恭如joeng4 gung1 jyu4
Kristy Yang / Kristy Yeung, a Hong Kong actress
恭喜恭喜gung1 hei2 gung1 hei2
"congratulations!"
結恭git3 gung1
constipation
恭喜gung1 hei2
congratulations
恭喜吉祥gung1 hei2 gat1 coeng4
congratulations and luck (Lunar New Year greeting)
恭喜發財gung1 hei2 faat3 coi4
Chinese New Year greeting, "May the New Year bring you prosperity!"
恭請gung1 cing2
to respectfully request
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