蚊 (man1) — mosquito; gnat in Cantonese
manˉ¹蚊Mandarin Pinyin: wen2
Meaning of 蚊
nounmosquito; gnat
noun(noun) 1. money; (coin)/one dollar; 2. two dollar
Example Sentences with 蚊
啲蚊零舍毒，咬嚫啲蚊赧到而家都未消
These mosquitoes especially potent as the swellings from their bites have yet to subside.
三萬蚊買起佢，易如反掌
Thirty thousand dollars to get someone to kill him, its easy.
jatˉ¹一manˉ¹蚊jatˉ¹一zek˗₃隻gaiˉ¹雞houˊ²好daiˊ²抵maaiˏ₅買。
One dollar for a chicken is so worth buying it.
ngoˏ₅我daaˊ²打seiˊ²死zoˊ²咗zek˗₃隻manˉ¹蚊。
I killed a mosquito.
我好憎湊細蚊仔
I hate looking after brats.
Words Containing 蚊
蚊都瞓啦man1 dou1 fan3 laa1
it would be too late
慳得一蚊得一蚊haan1 dak1 jat1 man1 dak1 jat1 man1
saving money by the dollar
蚊子man1 zi2
mosquito | Spoken Cant. usu. just '蚊' (man1)
蚊帳man1 zoeng3
mosquito net
蚊香man1 hoeng1
mosquito-repellent (repellant) incense or coil
一蚊jat1 man1
ten thousand, ten thousand dollars (depending on the context e.g., triad slang)
蚊赧man1 naan3
swelling from mosquito bite
放蚊fong3 man1
打喊露 , 打喊路
蚊癩man1 laai3
mosquito bite
細蚊仔sai3 man1 zai2
children; child (often pronounced / samman1 zai2 /)
蚊瞓man1 fan3
too late; too slow
蚊雞man1 gai1
Hong Kong dollar
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