頸 (geng2) — neck; neck-shaped thing | [國] 脖 in Cantonese
gengˊ²頸简 颈
Mandarin Pinyin: jing3
Meaning of 頸
nounneck; neck-shaped thing | [國] 脖
Example Sentences with 頸
tingˉ¹聽jatˍ₆日ge˗₃嘅zeoiˍ₆聚wui6,會﹐ngoˏ₅我wuiˏ₅會daai˗₃戴zyuˍ₆住neiˏ₅你sung˗₃送ge˗₃嘅gengˊ²頸linˊ²鏈。
At tomorrow's gathering, I will be wearing the necklace you gave me.
keoiˏ₅佢jatˉ¹一gengˊ²頸hyut˗₃血
He's covered in blood.
singˎ₄成sanˉ¹身jatˉ¹一gengˊ²頸hyut˗₃血
The whole body is covered in blood.
singˎ₄成minˍ₆面jatˉ¹一gengˊ²頸hyut˗₃血
The face is covered in blood.
keoiˏ₅佢singˎ₄成gengˊ²頸hyut˗₃血
He's all blood.
Words Containing 頸
長頸鹿coeng4 geng2 luk2
Giraffe, literally "long necked deer". Traditionally known as 麒麟.
樽頸效應zeon1 geng2 haau6 jing3
bottleneck effect
牛頸鈴ngau4 geng2 ling4
cowbell
醜頸cau2 geng2
bad tempered
等到頸都長dang2 dou3 geng2 dou1 coeng4
to have been waiting for a very long time
大頸泡daai6 geng2 paau1
mumps
狗頸圈gau2 geng2 hyun1
dog collar
等到頸長dang2 dou3 geng2 coeng4
to wait for a very long while; have waited an exceedingly and unacceptably long time; have waited for ages | Literally, "Have waited until one's neck grew in length"
割頸got3 geng2
suicide by sawing or slashing the neck (鋸頸)
子宮頸細胞檢驗zi2 gung1 geng2 sai3 baau1 gim2 jim6
pap test, pap smear, cervical smear (a medical test designed to detect cervical cancer)
子宮頸zi2 gung1 geng2
cervix; neck of the uterus
頸手枷geng2 sau2 gaa1
a pillory
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