遠 (jyun5) — by far; far and away; not anywhere near in Cantonese
jyunˏ₅遠简 远
Mandarin Pinyin: yuan3
Meaning of 遠
nounby far; far and away; not anywhere near
nounfar away (in time or space) | [antonym] 近
noundistant in relationship | [synonym] 疏
Example Sentences with 遠
重有幾遠?
How far do you still have to go?
咁遠我唔去囉, 何況而家落緊雨
I won't go that far away; moreover, it's raining now.
你走到冇雷公咁遠買貨，點為得過呀
It is not worth buying goods from such a faraway place.
條路又攣捐又遠
It is a long and winding road.
jatˉ¹一jatˍ₆日jatˉ¹一pingˎ₄蘋gwoˊ²果，，醫jiˉ¹生sangˉ¹遠jyunˏ₅離leiˎ₄我。
An apple a day, keeps the doctor away.
Words Containing 遠
遠赴jyun5 fu6
to go somewhere distant; to go somewhere far away
山長水遠saan1 coeng4 seoi2 jyun5
to travel a large distance
久遠gau2 jyun5
ancient, old, long past; far away
遠足jyun5 zuk1
excursion; outing; a walking tour
遠射炮jyun5 se6 paau3
a long range gun; long range artillery
遠程jyun5 cing4
long distance; long range; remote
遠眺jyun5 tiu3
gaze into the distance
不遠不近bat1 jyun5 bat1 gan6
neither close nor far away
遠大眼光jyun5 daai6 ngaan5 gwong1
farsighted
臭名遠揚cau3 ming4 jyun5 jeong4
notorious; infamous; ill-famed; have one's ill reputation spread all over
望遠鏡mong6 jyun5 geng3
telescope
遠東大學jyun5 dung1 daai6 hok6
Far Eastern University
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