鉛 (jyun4) — lead (Pb) in Cantonese
jyunˎ₄鉛简 铅
Mandarin Pinyin: qian1
Meaning of 鉛
nounlead (Pb)
Example Sentences with 鉛
ngoˏ₅我jauˏ₅有loengˏ₅兩ziˉ¹支jyunˎ₄鉛batˉ¹筆
I have two pencils
niˉ¹呢ziˉ¹枝batˉ¹筆jiu˗₃要jinˎ₄鉛batˉ¹筆paauˎ₄刨
This pencil needs sharpening.
jinˎ₄鉛batˉ¹筆paauˎ₄刨waaiˍ₆壞zoˊ²咗
The pencil sharpener is broken.
ngoˏ₅我wanˊ²搵mˎ₄唔dou˗₃到jinˎ₄鉛batˉ¹筆paauˎ₄刨
I can't find the pencil sharpener.
ze˗₃借go˗₃個jinˎ₄鉛batˉ¹筆paauˎ₄刨beiˊ²俾ngoˏ₅我
Can I borrow a pencil sharpener?
Words Containing 鉛
鉛板jyun4 baan2
a cliche (lit., "a lead plate" as in a stereotype plate)
鉛筆心jyun4 bat1 sam1
pencil lead | Also written as '鉛筆芯'
鉛筆芯jyun4 bat1 sam1
pencil lead | Also written as '鉛筆心'
彩色鉛筆coi2 sik1 jyun4 bat1
coloured pencils
鉛印jyun4 jan3
letterpress printing
鉛筆jyun4 bat1
pencil, literally "lead brush"
灌鉛骰子gun3 jyun4 sik1 zi2
loaded dice
鉛芯jyun4 sam1
Also used to refer to the graphite in pencils.
鉛粉jyun4 fan2
ceruse, lead powder
灌鉛gun3 jyun4
"loaded" in loaded dice (灌鉛骰子), lit., "flooded with lead"
鉛筆刨jyun4 bat1 paau2
pencil sharpener [Syn][國]削筆刀；鉛筆刀
無鉛汽油mou4 jyun4 hei3 jau4
unleaded gasoline
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