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防晒板
fáng shài bǎn



防晒板
sun visor


Definitions

Components
fáng
     1. (literary, or in compounds) dam; embankment
     2. (obsolete) fortress; stronghold
     3. (obsolete) to dam; to block; to build an embankment
     4. to prevent; to guard against
           防癌 - to prevent cancer
           這 種 人 不得 不 防。 - You must guard against people like this.
     5. (literary, or in compounds) to defend; to safeguard
           防線 - line of defense
     6. (literary, or in compounds) matters pertaining to defense
           邊防 - border defense
           國防 - national defense
     1. Simplified form of 曬
     2. Simplified form of 嗮
sài
     1. (Cantonese, dialectal Hakka) (Verbal aspect marker for full extent.)
           做 嗮 功課 未 呀? - Have you finished all your homework?
           今晚maan5-1 唔 知 點解 個個 都 冇乜 胃口,搞到 食 剩zing6 嗮 啲 餸。 - For some reason, everyone is not hungry tonight and left all the food almost untouched.
           多謝 嗮! - Thank you very much!
           等 佢哋 走 嗮 先。 - Wait until they've all gone.
           已經 喺 嗮 出便 啦。 - They're all outside already.
     2. (Nanning Cantonese) (Verbal aspect marker for completion of an action (perfective).)
     3. Variant of 嘥
shài
     1. (of the sun) to shine on
     2. to sun; to expose or dry in the sun
           曬 衣服fu - to dry clothes in the sun -
     3. (Cantonese) with strong sunshine; glaring; glaringly hot
     4. (Cantonese, photography) to print photos
     5. (neologism, slang) to display publicly to show off; to share (in order to fish for compliments)
bǎn
     1. plank; board
           木板 - board; plank
           玻璃 板 - glass board
     2. blackboard
           板報
     3. sluggish; stiff; inflexible
           呆板 - sluggish
           古板 - stuffy; old-fashioned and inflexible
     4. to harden; hardened
     5. (internet) board (sub-unit of a larger BBS or imageboard)
     6. (music) clapper
     7. (music) beat; meter; rhythm (in music or Chinese opera)
           行板 - andante
           散sǎn板 - sanban
     8. to look serious or displeased
     9. (literary or Min Nan) wooden coffin
     10. (Min Nan) ability; capability; talent
     11. (Suzhou) to have to; must
           噶 聲 閒話 板 是 俚 說 噶。 - That voice must be his., W-SZ, ref=1993, 蘇州方言詞典, page 19
     12. Variant of 闆
bǎn
     1. Only used in 老闆
     2. to look from a door (attn, zh, please check: 門中視)
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fáng shài bǎn




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