戥 (dang6 dang2) — hold in balance in Cantonese
dangˍ₆戥Mandarin Pinyin: deng3
Meaning of 戥
nounhold in balance
noundang6
nounjoin in (fun)
nounfor (a person) | [華] 替, 為
noun(Cantonese)/to join/to express the understanding one other's feeling
Example Sentences with 戥
ngoˏ₅我dangˍ₆戥neiˏ₅你hoiˉ¹開samˉ¹心
I am happy for you
dangˊ²戥zyuˉ¹豬sekˍ₆石jauˍ₆又haiˍ₆係me1?咩？
What is 'dang jyu sek' anyway?
keoiˏ₅佢dangˊ²戥zyuˉ¹豬sekˍ₆石gaa3.㗎。
He's a 'dang jyu sek'.
maiˏ₅咪dangˊ²戥zyuˉ¹豬sekˍ₆石gamˊ²咁lo1.囉。
Don't be such a 'dang jyu sek'!
ngoˏ₅我mˎ₄唔haiˍ₆係dangˊ²戥zyuˉ¹豬sek6.石。
I'm not a 'dang jyu sek'.
Words Containing 戥
戥頭dang6 tau4
balance; equilibrium
戥興dang6 hing3
join in the fun | [synonym] 湊熱鬧
戥你開心dang6 nei5 hoi1 sam1
to be happy for you; to be pleased for you [colloquial]
戥豬石dang6 zyu1 sek6
the group of men who act as the bridegroom's “brothers” to provide assistance at the wedding [colloquial]
戥穿石dang6 cyun1 sek6
groomsman; assistant to best man
戥腳dang6 goek3
to join; to become a member
戥番勻dang6 faan1 wan4
to strike a balance; to even out something [colloquial]
釐戥lei4 dang2
a small scale for weighing gold; a type of dragonfly
套戥tou3 dang6
noun; arbitrage
戥人唔抵dang6 jan4 m4 dai2
to feel that someone has been wronged and that they deserve better [colloquial]
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