掌 (zoeng2) — stand; bear in Cantonese
zoengˊ²掌
Mandarin Pinyin: zhang3
Meaning of 掌
nounstand; bear
nouna Chinese family name
nounslap with one's hand; smack
nounhave charge of; supervise; control
nounpalm of the hand
noun(noun) Palmology
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Example Sentences with 掌
三萬蚊買起佢，易如反掌
Thirty thousand dollars to get someone to kill him, its easy.
佢掌咗我嘅面！
He slapped my face!
sauˊ²手zoengˊ²掌jauˏ₅有moˉ¹摩caat˗₃擦。
There's friction on the palm.
keoiˏ₅佢zek˗₃隻sauˊ²手houˊ²好ciˏ₅似moˉ¹魔zoengˊ²掌
His hand is like a devil's paw.
baaiˊ²擺tyut˗₃脫moˉ¹魔zoengˊ²掌
Break free from the devil's grasp.
Words Containing 掌
鴨掌aap3 zoeng2
duck web; duck's foot
玩弄於股掌之上wun6 lung6 jyu1 gu2 zoeng2 zi1 soeng6
play someone like a fiddle; play someone like a cheap violin
掌控zoeng2 hung3
to control; in control of
巴掌baa1 zoeng2
palm; hand | [粵]: 手掌
摩拳擦掌mo1 kyun4 caat3 zoeng2
be eager for a fight; be eager to have a go at sth.
手掌sau2 zoeng2
palm of the hand
掌上壓zoeng2 soeng6 aat3
press up; push ups (a physical exercise)
仙人掌sin1 jan4 zoeng2
cactus
掌嘴zoeng2 zeoi2
to slap the face; beat on the mouth (punishment)
掌門zoeng2 mun4
the leader in charge of a system or style (from Kwan Ying Do)
掌心zoeng2 sam1
centre of the palm
鼓掌gu2 zoeng2
applaud; clap
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