閂 (saan1) — (door) latch; bolt; crossbar in Cantonese
saanˉ¹閂简 闩
Mandarin Pinyin: shuan1
Meaning of 閂
noun(door) latch; bolt; crossbar
nounfasten with a bolt/latch
nounto close, to turn off
noun(verb) to switch off;
Example Sentences with 閂
佢琴晚冇閂窗，一醒發覺身體有四粒蚊𧕴
He didn't shut the window yesterday. When he woke up found that he had four mosquito bites.
saanˉ¹閂faanˉ¹返douˍ₆道syut˗₃雪gwaiˍ₆櫃munˎ₄門!
Close the fridge door!
saaiˉ¹閂zoˊ²咗seoiˊ²水hauˎ₄喉。
Turned off the faucet.
zip˗₃摺zaapˍ₆閘saanˉ¹閂zo2.咗。
The roller shutter is closed.
saiˊ²洗jyunˎ₄完sauˊ²手jiu˗₃要zikˉ¹即hakˉ¹刻saanˉ¹閂。
Turn it off immediately after washing your hands.
Words Containing 閂
閂收音機saan1 sau1 jam1 gei1
to switch off the radio
閂電視機saan1 din6 si6 gei1
to switch off the television
閂死saan1 sei2
shut off; to block off
閂窗saan1 coeng1
to close windows
閂埋門saan1 maai4 mun4
to close the door
閂門saan1 mun4
(of a business) to go bankrupt | Std. Chin.: 倒閉
閂鋪saan1 pou3
to close the shop
閂掣saan1 zai3
turn off the tap
閂冷氣saan1 laang5 hei3
to turn off the air conditioner
閂水喉saan1 seoi2 hau4
to turn off the water tap
芝麻閂門zi1 maa4 saan1 mun4
"close sesame"
閂爐saan1 lou4
turn off the oven
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