翁 (jung1) — a title of respect in Cantonese
jungˉ¹翁Mandarin Pinyin: weng1
Meaning of 翁
nouna title of respect
nounfather-in-law
nounfather
nounold man
Example Sentences with 翁
keoiˏ₅佢haiˍ₆係jikˉ¹億maanˍ₆萬fu˗₃富jung1.翁。
He is a billionaire.
kungˎ₄窮siuˊ²小ziˊ²子bin˗₃變fu˗₃富jung1.翁。
A poor boy became a rich man.
waanˊ²玩daaiˍ₆大fuˍ₆富jungˉ¹翁
Play Monopoly.
keoiˏ₅佢houˊ²好ciˏ₅似daaiˍ₆大fuˍ₆富jungˉ¹翁
He's like a millionaire.
ngoˏ₅我haiˍ₆係daaiˍ₆大fuˍ₆富jungˉ¹翁
I am a tycoon.
Words Containing 翁
不倒翁bat1 dou2 jung1
tumbler; roly-poly
塞翁失馬,焉知非福coi3 jung1 sat1 maa5 jin1 zi1 fei1 fuk1
塞翁失馬
老翁lou5 jung1
an old man
漁翁jyu4 jung1
fisherman
塞翁失馬coi3 jung1 sat1 maa5
禍為福所倚
醜婦終須見家翁cau2 fu5 zung1 seoi1 gin3 gaa1 jung1
sooner or later one's shortcomings and faults will be shown to others
千萬富翁cin1 maan6 fu3 jung1
multimillionaire [Syn.] 大富豪
億萬富翁jik1 maan6 fu3 jung1
billionaire
信天翁seon3 tin1 jung1
an albatross (bird)
水翁seoi2 jung1
Cleistocalyx operculatus (plant)
大富翁daai6 fu3 jung1
monopoly [game] | [Syn.] 地產大亨
主人翁zyu2 jan4 jung1
master; leading character (in a novel, film, etc); protagonist
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