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象 (zoeng6) — ivory in Cantonese

zoengˍ₆象
Mandarin Pinyin: xiang4

Meaning of 象

nounivory
nounphenomenon; the outward appearance or expression of anything (especially weather, heavenly bodies, etc.); shape; image
nounportrait; figure; image; snapshot
nounthe elephant

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Example Sentences with 象

keoiˏ₅佢maaiˏ₅買zoˊ²咗zek˗₃隻baakˍ₆白zoengˍ₆象。
He bought a white elephant.
niˉ¹呢go˗₃個haiˍ₆係baakˍ₆白zoengˍ₆象gai˗₃計waakˍ₆劃。
This is a white elephant project.
tiuˎ₄條jauˏ₅友houˊ²好ciˏ₅似baakˍ₆白zoengˍ₆象。
That guy is like a white elephant.
mˎ₄唔houˊ²好jiu˗₃要niˉ¹呢diˉ¹啲baakˍ₆白zoengˍ₆象。
Don't want these white elephants.
go˗₃個hongˍ₆項mukˍ₆目haiˍ₆係baakˍ₆白zoengˍ₆象。
The project is a white elephant.
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Words Containing 象

象聲詞zoeng6 sing1 ci4
(lang.) onomatopoeia
氣象人員hei3 zoeng6 jan4 jyun4
meteorologist
包羅萬象baau1 lo4 maan6 zoeng6
all-embracing; all-inclusive
對象deoi3 zoeng6
boyfriend or girlfriend
形象小姐jing4 zoeng6 siu2 ze2
image representative of a product or a brand (lit., "Miss Image")
形象思維jing4 zoeng6 si1 wai4
thinking in (terms of) images
捉象棋zuk1 zoeng6 kei2
play Chinese chess ; have a game of a Chinese chess
企業形象kei5 jip6 jing4 zoeng6
corporate image
白象計劃baak6 zoeng6 gai3 waak6
white elephant project—a project wasteful in resources that only serves to boost the prestige of the project originators
景象ging2 zoeng6
scenery; a sight (to behold)
形象插水jing4 zoeng6 caap3 seoi2
for one's image to hit the rocks (hit rock bottom)
長毛象coeng4 mou4 zoeng6
mammoth, woolly mammoth

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