端 (dyun1) — erect; upright; proper in Cantonese
dyunˉ¹端Mandarin Pinyin: duan1
Meaning of 端
nounerect; upright; proper
nounhold sth level with both hands
nounpoint; aspect; item
nounend; tip; extremity
nounbeginning; cause; reason
Example Sentences with 端
景氣好壞可從口紅銷售量看出端倪
The sales volume of lipstick gives a clue as to how prosperous the economy is.
ho2-m4-ho2ji5可gaai2sik1-jat1haa5唔dim2gaai2可neiˏ₅以wuiˏ₅解mou4dyun1dyun1釋beiˍ₆一janˎ₄下laaiˉ¹點ne1?解妳會無端端被人拉呢？
Can you explain why you were arrested for no reason?
keoiˏ₅佢tiuˉ¹挑heiˊ²起siˍ₆事dyunˉ¹端。
He caused trouble.
tiuˉ¹挑heiˊ²起zin˗₃戰dyunˉ¹端houˊ²好ceonˊ²蠢。
Starting a war is stupid.
dyunˉ¹端ngˏ₅午git˗₃節sikˍ₆食zung3.粽。
Eat zongzi on Dragon Boat Festival.
Words Containing 端
末端mut6 dyun1
extremity
無端白事mou4 dyun1 baak6 si6
for no reason at all
無無端端mou4 mou4 dyun1 dyun1
pointlessly; without explanation (also "無端端")
終端zung1 dyun1
terminal; end
不端bat1 dyun1
improper; dishonorable
端午節dyun1 ng5 zit3
Dragon Boat Festival
低端人口dai1 dyun1 jan4 hau2
low-end population; low-class population
頂端ding2 dyun1
summit; peak
多端中繼器do1 dyun1 zung1 gai3 hei3
multiport repeater
無端mou4 dyun1
for no reason
各走極端gok3 zau2 gik6 dyun1
polarize; go to different extremes; reach extreme opposite
端莊dyun1 zong1
dignified, composed
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