釘 (deng1) — nail; tack; screw; spike in Cantonese
dengˉ¹釘简 钉
Mandarin Pinyin: ding1
Meaning of 釘
nounnail; tack; screw; spike
nounfollow closely; tail
nounurge; press
noun(verb) 1. to sew/stitch (a button on a shirt) to drive (a nail)
Example Sentences with 釘
kimˎ₄鉗satˍ₆實ngaanˊ²眼dengˉ¹釘mangˉ¹掹ceotˉ¹出leiˎ₄嚟
Grip the nail tight and pull it out.
neiˏ₅你jatˉ¹一jatˍ₆日sikˍ₆食sapˍ₆十baauˉ¹包jinˉ¹煙，soengˊ²想zouˊ²早diˉ¹啲dengˉ¹釘goi˗₃蓋aaˎ₄呀？
You smoke ten packs of cigarettes a day, (you) got a death wish?
zek˗₃隻haaiˎ₄鞋jauˏ₅有lapˉ¹粒dingˉ¹釘zai2.仔。
There's a sharp bit in the shoe.
keoiˏ₅佢go˗₃個fu˗₃褲doiˉ¹袋jauˏ₅有dingˉ¹釘zai2.仔。
There's a nail in his pocket.
siuˊ²小samˉ¹心go˗₃個deiˍ₆地jauˏ₅有dingˉ¹釘zai2.仔。
Be careful, there's a nail on the floor.
Words Containing 釘
斬釘截鐵zaam2 deng1 zit6 tit3
(saying) definitely; without a doubt
三寸釘saam1 cyun3 deng1
small in stature (like a dwarf, lit., "three inch nail")
騎馬釘ke4 maa5 deng1
(book binding, clothing, bags etc.) saddle stitch; saddlestitch; saddle stitching; saddlestitching
圖釘tou4 deng1
thumbtack [UK] drawing pin | Cant. also: 撳釘
釘子deng1 zi2
nail | Cant.: 釘
豆釘dau6 deng1
a small child, a kid
摁釘兒on3 deng1 ji4
a thumbtack [粵]: 撳釘
起釘hei2 deng1
(lit.) pulling nails; (slang) to collect an interest payment (as in loansharking)
鞋釘haai4 deng1
crampon
釘子戶deng1 zi2 wu6
nailed-down household
釘打機deng1 daa2 gei1
a nail gun (lit., "nail hitting machine")
釘橋deng1 kiu4
thank you [loanword]
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