旦 (daan3) — (for daan3) in Cantonese
daan˗₃旦Mandarin Pinyin: dan4
Meaning of 旦
noun(for daan3)
nounmorning; day.
noundawn; daybreak
nouna female role in a Chinese opera
noun(for daan2)
Example Sentences with 旦
woˍ₆禍fukˉ¹福daanˍ₆旦sik7夕
Fortune and disaster can change quickly.
saangˉ¹生singˊ²死daanˍ₆旦sik7夕
Life and death can change in an instant.
bin˗₃變waanˍ₆幻daanˍ₆旦sik7夕
Changes can happen overnight.
sai˗₃世siˍ₆事daanˍ₆旦sik7夕
Worldly affairs are unpredictable.
cingˎ₄情fong˗₃況daanˍ₆旦sik7夕
The situation can change rapidly.
Words Containing 旦
老旦lou5 daan2
Lao Dan, older women playing roles in opera
危在旦夕nagi4 zoi6 daan3 zik6
be in imminent danger
信誓旦旦soen3 sai6 daan3 daan3
vow solemnly; take a sincere pledge
撒旦saat3 daan3
Satan
是九旦旦si6 gau2 daan3 daan3
whatever; anything will do; up to you, I don't care; anything goes [colloquial]
元旦jyun4 daan3
New Year's Day, January the 1st, not Chinese New Year's 初一
一旦jat1 daan3
in case; once; now that
閨門旦gwai1 mun4 daan2
Guimen Dan, the role of the virtuous lady in opera
通宵達旦tung1 siu1 daat6 daan3
stay up the entire night
武旦mou5 daan2
Wu Dan, women who specialise in fighting with all kinds of weapons in opera
彩旦coi2 daan2
Cai Dan, clownish female roles in opera
旦夕daan3 zik6
in a very short time
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