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碰 (pung3) — take one's chance; try one's luck in Cantonese

pung˗₃碰
Mandarin Pinyin: peng4

Meaning of 碰

nountake one's chance; try one's luck
noun(mahjong) to pong; call to create a triplet
nounbump/run into; meet unexpectedly; come across
nounbump/bang/knock/collide against; hit
nountouch; feel; finger
nouncollison; crash/collect/identical tiles in game of Mahjong (Cantonese)/try one's luck (Cantonese)

Example Sentences with 碰

ngoˏ₅我nongˎ₄囊zungˉ¹中mat6,物，matˍ₆勿pung3!碰！
My possession, don't touch!
pung˗₃踫watˉ¹瘀zoˊ²咗
Bumped and bruised.
mˎ₄唔houˊ²好dimˍ₆掂seˉ¹蠍zi2.子。
Don't touch scorpions.
zing˗₃正gou3!告！matˍ₆勿lyunˍ₆亂pung3.碰。
Warning! Don't touch.
mˎ₄唔houˊ²好dimˊ²掂paaˎ₄爬cungˎ₄蟲
Don't touch reptiles.
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Words Containing 碰

碰見pung3 gin3
to run into; to meet
碰運氣pung3 wan6 hei3
hazard (British dice game); take a chance on, try one's luck; a roll of the dice
硬碰硬ngaang6 pung3 ngaang6
confront the tough with toughness; (of a job) demanding solid, painstaking work or real skill
碰頭pung3 tau4
meet and discuss; put one's heads together (lit., "knock heads")
碰倒pung3 dou2
to bump into
碰一鼻子灰pung3 jat1 bei6 zi2 fui1
to be snubbed; to meet with a rebuff
碗碟碰埋都有聲wun2 dip6 pung3 maai4 dou1 jau5 seng1
"bowls and dishes clink when banged together," used to admonish people coming together to forget previous quarrels
碰彩pung3 coi2
get lucky happen by chance
頭頭碰着黑tau4 tau4 pung3 zoek6 hak1
having bad luck continuosly (spoken)
碰機會pung3 gei1 wui6
to take a chance
碰巧pung3 haau2
by chance; by coincidence
磕頭碰腦hap6 tau4 pung3 nou5
push and bump against one another (as in a crowd)

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