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番 (faan1) — times; -fold; kind/sort of in Cantonese

faanˉ¹番
Mandarin Pinyin: fan1

Meaning of 番

nountimes; -fold; kind/sort of
nounback; again; afresh
nountake turns; do in turns
nounforeign; barbarian; alien
nounforeign country/state
nounpoints for mahjong game (Cantonese)

Example Sentences with 番

聖誕之前剩番廿三日買嘢咋
There are only 23 shopping days left until Christmas.
請番嚟嘅所謂專家, 其實係個學生
The so-called expert they invited has turned out to be a student.
基本上間屋布置好咗，剩番啲頭頭尾尾啫
The house is basically well-decorated. What remains to be done are just some odds and ends.
他生性好奇, 甚麼事情都要研究一番。
He is born curious and likes to look into every single thing.
〝ngoˏ₅我kangˊ²鯁canˉ¹嚫a4!呀！〞〝faai˗₃快Ddiˉ¹𦧲loeˉ¹番faanˉ¹出ceot1lei4嚟！〞
"I'm choking!" "Quickly spit it out!"
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Words Containing 番

執番條命zap1 faan1 tiu4 meng6
barely escape death; come back from the dead
番攤faan1 taan1
fan-tan, a Cantonese form of gambling
番荔枝faan1 lai6 zi1
sweetsop
番茄汁faan1 ke2 zap1
tomato juice; ketchup [Var.] 蕃茄汁
𢺳唔番maan1 m4 faan1
irremediable; beyond remedy; unable to fix
老番冬lou5 faan1 dung1
slang for Christmas
番鬼佬faan1 gwai2 lou2
foreigner or westerner, see also 鬼佬, has the potential to be used in a derogatory or offensive manner
番石榴汁faan1 sek6 lau2 zap1
guava juice
番薯faan1 syu2
sweet potato | [普]: 白薯
半唐番bun3 tong4 faan1
half chinese and half westerner (lit., "half-Chinese barbarians")
番鬼佬涼茶faan1 gwai2 lou2 loeng4 caa4
beer (Lit., "foreigner's medicinal herbal tea")
番茄醬faan1 ke2 zoeng3
tomato sauce, ketchup;

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