丈 (zoeng6) — unit of length (= to 3.33 m) in Cantonese
zoengˍ₆丈Mandarin Pinyin: zhang4
Meaning of 丈
noununit of length (= to 3.33 m)
nounhusband; gentleman; man
nounmeasure; survey (land)
nounsenior; elder
Example Sentences with 丈
houˎ₄豪cingˎ₄情maanˍ₆萬zoeng˗₃丈wo3.喎。
Full of high spirits!
gungˉ¹公zoengˍ₆丈geiˊ²幾seoi3?歲？
How old is grandpa?
gungˉ¹公zoengˍ₆丈sikˍ₆食faanˍ₆飯mei6?未？
Has grandpa eaten yet?
gungˉ¹公zoengˍ₆丈laiˎ₄嚟laa3.喇。
Grandpa is here.
gungˉ¹公zoengˍ₆丈haiˊ²喺bin1?邊？
Where is grandpa?
Words Containing 丈
大丈夫daai6 zoeng6 fu1
a true man; a real man
萬丈高樓從地起maan6 zoeng6 gou1 lau4 cung4 dei6 hei2
the journey of a thousand miles starts with one step (lit., "skyscrapers go up from (what was once) flat earth")
方丈fong1 zoeng6
abbot; head monk; abbot's room
光芒萬丈gwong1 mong4 maan6 zoeng6
shining with boundless radiance; gloriously radiant; resplendent
萬丈maan6 zoeng6
lofty or bottomless
丈量zoeng6 loeng4
measure (of land)
公丈gung1 zoeng6
decameter
姑丈gu1 zoeng2
uncle-in-law; paternal aunt's husband
姨丈ji4 zoeng2
mother's sister's husband; husband of mother's sister
萬丈高樓平地起maan6 zoeng6 gou1 lau4 ping4 dei6 hei2
the journey of a thousand miles starts with one step (lit., "skyscrapers go up from (what was once) flat earth")
丈夫zoeng6 fu1
husband | [粵]: 老公, 先生
離天隔丈遠lei4 tin1 gaak3 zoeng6 jyun5
far away; long distance
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