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sin˗₃扇
Pinyin: shan4
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nounfan; door panel
nounleaf (for doors, windows, etc)
sin˗₃扇bui˗₃貝
简 扇贝
Pinyin: shan4 bei4
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nounscallop
sin˗₃扇gwatˉ¹骨
Pinyin: shan4 gu3
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nounframework/ribs/mount of a folding fan
fungˉ¹風sin˗₃扇
简 风扇
Pinyin: feng1 shan4
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nounelectric fan
fungˉ¹風sin˗₃扇peiˎ₄皮daaiˊ²帶
简 风扇皮带
Pinyin: feng1 shan4 pi2 dai4
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nounfan belt
cauˉ¹抽hei˗₃氣sin˗₃扇
简 抽气扇
Pinyin: chou1 qi4 shan4
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nounnoun; exhaust fan or ventilation fan
butˍ₆撥daaiˍ₆大kwaiˎ₄葵sin˗₃扇
简 拨大葵扇
Pinyin: bo1 da4 kui2 shan4
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nounbeing a matchmaker
haaˍ₆夏louˎ₄爐dungˉ¹冬sin˗₃扇
简 夏炉冬扇
Pinyin: xia4 lu2 dong1 shan4
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noundescribes wasted and ineffective efforts when doing things not according to the needs; literally: stove in summer and fan in winter
louˏ₅老gungˉ¹公put˗₃撥sin˗₃扇
简 老公拨扇
Pinyin: lao3 gong5 bo1 shan4
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noun(literally: husband fans); miserable; desolate; pitiful
put˗₃撥sin˗₃扇
简 拨扇
Pinyin: bo1 shan4
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nounwave a fan
nounverb; to fan
hungˎ₄鴻wanˍ₆運sin˗₃扇
简 鸿运扇
Pinyin: hong2 yun4 shan4
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nouna box fan
nounelectric fan (slang)
laapˍ₆立deiˍ₆地sin˗₃扇
Pinyin: li4 di4 shan4
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nouna stand-fan
zaaˉ¹揸daaiˍ₆大kwaiˎ₄葵sin˗₃扇
Pinyin: zha1 da4 kui2 shan4
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nounact as a match-maker
nounto act as a matchmaker
sin˗₃扇jipˊ²葉
简 扇叶
Pinyin: shan1 ye4
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nouna fan blade
ou˗₃澳munˊ²門fungˉ¹風sin˗₃扇
简 澳门风扇
Pinyin: Ao4men2 feng1shan4
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nounliterally: “Macau fan”, euphemism for ”麻㞗煩”, “fucking annoying” [colloquial]
baakˍ₆白ziˊ²紙sin˗₃扇
简 白纸扇
Pinyin: bai2zhi3 shan4
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nounwhite paper fan, someone who acts as an advisor in a triad gang [colloquial]
munˎ₄門sin˗₃扇
简 门扇
Pinyin: men2 shan4
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noundoor, opening panel of a door
dinˍ₆電fungˉ¹風sin˗₃扇
简 电风扇
Pinyin: dian4 feng1 shan4
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nounelectrical fan
dinˍ₆電tungˊ²筒fungˉ¹風sin˗₃扇
简 电筒风扇
Pinyin: dian4 tong3 feng1 shan4
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nounportable fan
dinˍ₆電sin˗₃扇
简 电扇
Pinyin: dian4 shan4
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nounelectric fan
tangˎ₄藤sin˗₃扇
Pinyin: teng2 shan4
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nounrattan fan
dinˍ₆電dungˍ₆動fungˉ¹風sin˗₃扇
简 电动风扇
Pinyin: dian4 dong4 feng1 shan4
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nounelectric fan
sin˗₃扇ziˊ²子
Pinyin: shan1 zi5
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nounfan | Spoken Cant. usu. 風扇 or just 扇 (sin3)
daaiˍ₆大kwaiˎ₄葵sin˗₃扇
Pinyin: da4 kui2 shan4
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nounmatchmaker (slang)