腔 (hong1) — accent; tone; tune; pitch; speech in Cantonese
hongˉ¹腔Mandarin Pinyin: qiang1
Meaning of 腔
nounaccent; tone; tune; pitch; speech
nouncavity; chamber (in one's body)
Example Sentences with 腔
keoiˏ₅佢gongˊ²講jeˏ₅嘢houˊ²好gunˉ¹官hoeng1.腔。
He speaks in a very official tone.
niˉ¹呢diˉ¹啲mˎ₄唔haiˍ₆係gunˉ¹官hoeng1.腔。
This isn't official jargon.
keoiˏ₅佢sengˎ₄成jatˍ₆日douˉ¹都gunˉ¹官hoeng1.腔。
He's always speaking officially.
mˎ₄唔houˊ²好gongˊ²講gunˉ¹官hoengˉ¹腔laa1!啦！
Don't speak officially!
ngoˏ₅我mˎ₄唔zungˉ¹鍾ji˗₃意gunˉ¹官hoeng1.腔。
I don't like official talk.
Words Containing 腔
娘娘腔noeng4 noeng4 hong1
girly, feminine, sissy, womanish (describe boys or men who talk or behave in an effeminate way)
胸腔hung1 hong1
thoracic cavity
哭腔huk1 hong1
dirge; opera tune portraying mourning; voice heard between sobs
鼻腔bei6 hong1
nasal cavity
腔調hong1 diu6
tone (of voice)
打官腔daa2 gun1 hong1
stall with official jargon; speak in a bureaucratic tone; speak like an official
口腔hau2 hong1
oral cavity
搭腔daap3 hong1
to answer; to respond; to converse
花腔女高音faa1 hong1 neoi5 gou1 jam1
Coloratura Soprano
髓腔seoi5 hong1
pulp cavity
南腔北調naam4 hong1 bak1 diu6
speak Mandarin with southern accent
幫腔bong1 hong1
vocal accompaniment in some traditional Chinese operas | [粵]: 幫嘴
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