雙 (soeng1) — two; pair; dual; both in Cantonese
soengˉ¹雙简 双
Mandarin Pinyin: shuang1
Meaning of 雙
nountwo; pair; dual; both
nouneven (as opposite of odd)
noundouble; two-fold
Example Sentences with 雙
ngoˏ₅我haangˎ₄行louˍ₆路haangˎ₄行dou˗₃到soengˉ¹雙goek˗₃腳houˊ²好guiˍ₆攰。
I walked until my legs were tired.
處女座同雙子座襯唔襯㗎？
Virgo and Gemini are a match right?
ngoˏ₅我deiˍ₆哋jiu˗₃要soengˉ¹雙cungˎ₄重ginˊ²檢caat3.查。
We need a double check.
keoiˏ₅佢jauˏ₅有soengˉ¹雙cungˎ₄重janˎ₄人gaak3.格。
He has a dual personality.
keoiˏ₅佢zouˍ₆做jeˏ₅嘢houˊ²好soengˉ¹雙cung4.重。
He's very two-faced at work.
Words Containing 雙
雙輸局面soeng1 syu1 guk6 min6
lose-lose situation
福壽雙全fuk1 sau6 soeng1 cyun4
enjoy both good fortune and longevity
雙倍奉還soeng1 pui5 fung6 waan4
return sth. two-fold; to give sth. back to sb. in double portion (retribution), get back at someone twice as bad as they did to you
雙重soeng1 cung4
double
雙行道soeng1 hong2 dou6
dual-carriageway road; divided road
雙皮奶soeng1 pei2/4 naai5
double skin milk, sweet cheese
雙子星座soeng1 zi2 sing1 zo6
Gemini
雙失青年soeng1 sat1 ceng1 nin4
(mostly those drop-out from school)
雙節棍soeng1 zit3 gwan3
nunchaku (also sometimes called "nunchucks", "numchuks")
雙重課稅soeng1 cung4 fo3 seoi3
double taxation
雙關soeng1 gwaan1
a pun, a play on words
雙引號soeng1 jan5 hou6
double quotation mark; double quote; can be used to refer to “” or 『』
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