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庸 (jung4) — (used in rhetorical question) how; in what way in Cantonese

jungˎ₄庸
Mandarin Pinyin: yong1

Meaning of 庸

noun(used in rhetorical question) how; in what way
nounmediocre; commonplace; ordinary; second-rate
noun(usu used in negative expression) need; require

Example Sentences with 庸

只有懶漢庸才才會留戀那大鍋飯的年代。
Only lazybones and mediocre persons could hanker after the days of messing together.
keoiˏ₅佢diˉ¹啲banˊ²品meiˍ₆味houˊ²好jungˎ₄庸suk6.俗。
His taste is very vulgar.
niˉ¹呢diˉ¹啲jeˏ₅嘢houˊ²好jungˎ₄庸suk6.俗。
This stuff is very vulgar.
mˎ₄唔houˊ²好gam˗₃咁jungˎ₄庸suk6.俗。
Don't be so vulgar.
keoiˏ₅佢gongˊ²講jeˏ₅嘢houˊ²好jungˎ₄庸suk6.俗。
He talks vulgarly.
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Words Containing 庸

庸中佼佼jung4 zhong1 gaau2 gaau2
to stand out among common people; distinguished from the common people
中庸之道zung1 jung4 zi1 dou6
middle of the road; Doctrine of the Mean
庸俗作品jung4 zuk6 zok3 ban2
vulgar art, art in bad taste, kitsch
昏庸fan1 jung4
(of an official) incompetent; imbecile
樗櫟庸材syu1 lik1 jung4 coi4
a useless person
庸醫jung4 ji1
黃綠醫生
毋庸mou4 jung4
no need for
庸庸碌碌jung4 jung4 luk1 luk1
mediocre and ambitionless
庸俗jung4 zuk6
filthy; vulgar; debased
中庸zung1 jung4
The Doctrine of the Mean - one of the books of the Confucian canon
平庸ping4 jung4
mediocre, indifferent, commonplace, trivial
庸才jung4 coi4
non-performers

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