英 (jing1) — outstanding; prominent; youthful in Cantonese
jingˉ¹英Mandarin Pinyin: ying1
Meaning of 英
nounoutstanding; prominent; youthful
nounflower; blossom
nounBritain; England; British
nountalent; hero; outstanding person
noungallant
Example Sentences with 英
jauˏ₅有jatˉ¹一ninˎ₄年,ngoˏ₅我jingˉ¹英manˊ²文foˉ¹科haauˊ²考munˏ₅滿fanˉ¹分。
There was one year, I got full score on the English examination.
hoiˉ¹開jing1man2英toiˎ₄文台
Turn on English radio.
tengˉ¹聽jing1man2英toiˎ₄文台
Listen to English radio.
香港嘅英文脫離咗
The English spoken in Hong Kong is worse than before.
你覺得英國同香港有啲乜嘢分別
What differences do you perceive between England and Hong Kong?
Words Containing 英
英吋jing1 cyun3
英寸
無名英雄mou4 meng4 jing1 hung4
unsung heroes
英國梧桐jing1 gwok3 ng4 tung4
Platanus acerifolia (London plane)
許冠英heoi2 gun1 jing1
Ricky Hui (1946-2011) Hong Kong actor, singer
粵英字典jyut6 jing1 zi6 din2
a Cantonese-English (character) dictionary
大英帝國daai6 jing1 dai3 gwok3
British Empire
耆英kei4 jing1
elderlies; seniors; venerable old person
英文堂jing1 man2 tong4
English (Christian) church; English coursework
英式鬆餅jing1 sik1 sung1 beng2
scone
英國jing1 gwok3
England, and by extension, the United Kingdom; Although the United Kingdom and England are separate entities, where the United Kingdom encompasses England, this distinction is not clear in the Chinese. Thus the term 英國 can mean both, however, 英格蘭 (England) cannot be used to describe the UK as a whole.
英泥jing1 nai4
cement
英譯jing1 jik6
English translation
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