戙 (dung6) — block (of tiles, bricks, etc) in Cantonese
dungˍ₆戙Mandarin Pinyin: dong4
Meaning of 戙
nounblock (of tiles, bricks, etc)
nounset sb up; frame sb
nounerect; set upright; lift up
Example Sentences with 戙
dungˍ₆戙go˗₃個zam1baan2砧hai2dou6!板喺度！
Stand the chopping board up here!
keoiˏ₅佢giˊ²企haiˊ²喺douˍ₆度dungˍ₆戙gouˉ¹高
He's standing there, stretching tall.
keoiˏ₅佢soengˊ²想dungˍ₆戙gouˉ¹高taiˊ²睇
He wants to stand on tiptoe to see.
neiˏ₅你batˉ¹不jyuˎ₄如dungˍ₆戙gouˉ¹高diˉ¹啲
Why don't you stand up taller?
keoiˏ₅佢soengˊ²想dungˍ₆戙gouˉ¹高diˉ¹啲mongˍ₆望
He wants to stand taller to look.
Words Containing 戙
毛管戙mou4 gun2 dung6
goosebumps; goose pimples; give one the creeps; be repelled
一戙都冇jat1 dung6 dou1 mou5
completely defeated; no pile of money left (in gambling)
戙企dung6 kei5
upright; stands erect
高戙戙gou1 dung6 dung6
very tall (of structures like buildings)
戙高dung6 gou1
being propped up straight; brought to stand up (instead of lying flat all on the ground)
打戙daa2 dung6
set vertically/upright
過一戙gwo3 jat1 dung6
to set someone up for a trap [colloquial]
戙企水魚dung6 kei5 seoi2 jyu2
short and chubby; pudgy
戙篤企dung6 duk1 kei5
stand straight and stiff; stand perfectly upright
戙起牀板dung6 hei2 cong4 baan2
to burn the midnight oil, to not sleep the whole night to work
Want to actually remember 戙?
Practice with spaced-repetition flashcards or follow our free structured Cantonese course.