燶 (nung1) — scorch; burn in Cantonese
nungˉ¹燶简 㶶
Mandarin Pinyin: nong2
Meaning of 燶
nounscorch; burn
nounto lose (in gambling or investment)
Example Sentences with 燶
neiˏ₅你gaaˉ¹加seoiˊ²水taai˗₃太siu2,少,zauˍ₆就wuiˏ₅會bouˉ¹煲nungˉ¹燶faanˍ₆飯gaa˗₃㗎。
If you add too little water, you will burn the rice.
ginˍ₆件saamˉ¹衫beiˊ²俾taai˗₃太joengˎ₄陽saai˗₃曬nungˉ¹燶zoˊ²咗
The shirt got burnt by the sun.
keoiˏ₅佢kungˎ₄窮dou˗₃到nungˉ¹燶
He's extremely poor.
kungˎ₄窮dou˗₃到nungˉ¹燶dimˊ²點syun˗₃算
What to do when you're broke?
ngoˏ₅我kungˎ₄窮dou˗₃到nungˉ¹燶
I'm dirt poor.
Words Containing 燶
面燶燶min6 nung1 nung1
look upset; look angry; look bitter; look unhappy
煲燶飯bou1 nung1 faan6
to overcook rice such that the rice at the bottom of the pot is burnt
燶起塊面nung1 hei2 faai3 min6
to look angry / unhappy
燒燶siu1 nung1
burn; charr
炒燶caau2 nung1
to lose through speculation
窮到燶kung4 dou3 nung1
too poor
煲燶粥bou1 nung1 zuk1
to overcook and burn rice porridge
電燶din6 nung1
1. burns resulting from an electric shock 2.burn by electricity
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