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舂 (zung1) — pound (grain, etc) in a mortar; pestle in Cantonese

zungˉ¹舂
Mandarin Pinyin: chong1

Meaning of 舂

nounpound (grain, etc) in a mortar; pestle
nounpunch (sb) with fist
noundash; rush; charge; plunge | [國] 闖
nounfall over or into (Cantonese)

Words Containing 舂

舂個頭埋去zung1 go3 tau4 maai4 heoi3
rush headlong into; act without thinking; fail to plan properly
亂咁舂lyun6 gam3 zung1
to do sth pointless or having no intention
舂米公zung1 mai5 gung1
ensign wasp
盲舂舂maang4 zung1 zung1
stagger along blindly; not looking where one's heading; do things without any sense of direction
舂杵zung1 cyu2
A wooden mallet used for pounding rice
舂牆zung1 coeng4
to bang head against the wall; to strengthen a construction wall with red clay and sandstone
昧水舂牆mei6 seoi2 zung1 coeng4
to dive under water hitting walls, to describe someone is very determined, going through hurdles and hardships
舂瘟雞zung1 wan1 gai1
"stricken chicken"; "plagued hen"―a person who goes about in a haphazard manner, crashing into people and things

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