岸 (ngon6) — shore; bank; coast in Cantonese
ngonˍ₆岸Mandarin Pinyin: an4
Meaning of 岸
nounshore; bank; coast
nounhigh; lofty; proud
Example Sentences with 岸
mongˍ₆望zyuˍ₆住deoi˗₃對ngonˍ₆岸。
Looking at the opposite bank.
syunˎ₄船dou˗₃到ngonˍ₆岸laa˗₃喇。
The boat has reached the shore!
keiˊ²企haiˊ²喺ngonˍ₆岸binˉ¹邊。
Standing by the shore.
ngoˏ₅我deiˍ₆哋soengˏ₅上ngonˍ₆岸。
Let's go ashore.
ngonˍ₆岸binˉ¹邊jauˏ₅有janˎ₄人。
There are people on the shore.
Words Containing 岸
傲岸ngou6 ngon6
proud; haughty
兩岸關係loeng5 ngon6 gwaan1 hai6
relations between mainland China and Taiwan
海岸線hoi2 ngon6 sin3
the coastline; seaboard; shoreline
堤岸tai4 ngon6
embankment
美國海岸警衛隊mei5 gwok3 hoi2 ngon6 ging2 wai6 deoi2
United States Coast Guard
對岸deoi3 ngon6
the opposite bank; the other side (of the river, lake, strait or sea)
兩岸loeng5 ngon6
both sides,
沿岸jyun4 ngon6
coastal area
岸然ngon6 jin4
solemn; serious
香港黃金海岸hoeng1 gong2 wong4 gam1 hoi2 ngon6
Hong Kong Gold Coast, a private housing estate in Hong Kong [written and colloquial]
回頭是岸wui4 tau4 si6 ngon6
repent and be saved; repentance is salvation (Buddhist expression)
埋岸maai4 ngon6
(of a ship) in port, attached to the dock, etc. [華]: 靠岸
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