層 (cang4) — overlap; tier; pile on top of another in Cantonese
cangˎ₄層简 层
Mandarin Pinyin: ceng2
Meaning of 層
nounoverlap; tier; pile on top of another
nounlayer; storey; level; floor; stratum
noun(noun) level
Example Sentences with 層
deiˍ₆地cangˎ₄層houˊ²好hauˍ₆厚
The stratum is very thick.
niˉ¹呢douˍ₆度deiˍ₆地cangˎ₄層
This stratum here.
deiˍ₆地cangˎ₄層ginˊ²結gok˗₃構
Stratum structure.
taiˊ²睇haaˏ₅吓deiˍ₆地cangˎ₄層
Look at the stratum.
deiˍ₆地cangˎ₄層bin˗₃變faa˗₃化
Stratigraphic change.
Words Containing 層
子層zi2 cang4
sublayer
板層baan2 cang4
ply
千層麵cin1 cang4 min6
lasagne (layered Italian pasta dish)
密密層層mat6 mat6 cang4 cang4
packed closely layer up on layer; dense; thick
淺層文字cin2 cang4 man4 zi6
shallow orthography
包層baau1 cang4
cladding; covering (on a fiber)
九層塔gau2 cang4 taap3
basil (local Chinese variety)
大氣層daai6 hei3 cang4
atmosphere
層雲cang4 wan4
stratus (cloud)
諗深一層nam2 sam1 jat1 cang4
on second thoughts; come to think of it
地層dei6 cang4
stratum (geology)
雙層床soeng1 cang4 cong4
a bunk bed
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