| Component |
Pinyin |
Meanings |
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| 米 |
mǐ |
1. hulled or husked uncooked rice |
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2. husked seed |
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3. grain-like things |
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4. (chiefly Cantonese) Short for 米粉 gloss=rice vermicelli |
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星洲.炒米 - Xīngzhōu chǎomǐ - Singapore-style noodles |
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雪菜 火鴨 絲 炆 米 - syut3 coi3 fo2 aap3 si1 man1 mai5 - braised rice vermicelli with pickled mustard and shredded roast duck, C |
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5. (Cantonese, Shanghainese Wu, slang) money |
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有 米 - jau5 mai5 - rich, C |
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背米 - tr=2pe+3mi, to earn money, SH - |
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6. (Shanghainese Wu, slang) ten thousand of a currency designation; ten grand |
| mǐ |
7. metre |
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米 三 (bhi2 san1, MN-T) - 1.3 metres |
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我 有 一 米 九 高。 (Wǒ yǒu yī mǐ jiǔ gāo.) - I'm 1.9 metres tall. |
分 |
fēn |
1. to divide; to separate | |
這 項 工作 分 兩 階段 進行。 - This exercise is divided into two stages. |
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分 成 五 塊 - split into 5 pieces |
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2. to distribute; to allocate; to assign; to allot |
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他 和 兒子 分 吃 了 一 張 比薩餅。 - He shared a pizza with his son. |
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他 和 我 一起 分 苹果。 - He divided the apples with me. |
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他們 分 到 了 一 幢 住房。 - They were allotted a house to live in. |
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3. to distinguish; to differentiate; to tell apart |
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我 分 不 清 他們。他們 長 得 太 像 了。 - I cannot tell them apart. They are very much alike. |
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他 是 一 個 懦夫，一 個 分 不 清 蠻力 和 大丈夫 氣概 的 恃強凌弱 者。 - He's a coward and a bully who confuses physical strength with manhood. |
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4. to break up; to end a relationship; to separate |
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5. (Hakka, Teochew, Hainanese) to give |
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6. (Hakka, Teochew) by |
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分pûn 人 罵 - to be scolded (by people), H |
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7. minute (unit of time) |
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分鐘 - minute |
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現在 是 7 點 45 分。 - It's quarter to eight now. |
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8. minute (unit of angle, 1/60 of a degree) |
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9. fraction; proportion |
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used to indicate a fraction |
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10. (education, competition, etc.) point; mark |
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本題 佔 五十 分。 - This question counts for 50 points. |
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我 得 了 多少shǎo 分？ - What's my score? |
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攞 高 分 - to get high marks |
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11. (Shanghainese Wu, slang) ten of a currency designation |
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12. (Shanghainese Wu, by extension) money |
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還 分 - tr=3hhue+1fen, to return money, SH |
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13. one tenth |
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14. deci- (SI unit prefix) |
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15. (numismatics) 0.01 yuan (or dollar, etc.); cent |
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16. one tenth of a a unit of length |
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17. (Hong Kong) fan, legally defined as 0.00371475 metres |
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18. (Mainland) Short for 市分 (,) equivalent to 0.33 cm |
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19. one tenth of a a unit of area |
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20. a candareen (a unit of weight), one tenth of a cash |
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21. (historical) an ancient small unit of time |
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22. (Taiwanese Hokkien) to beg (ask for food or money as charity) |
| fèn |
23. part; share; portion |
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24. ingredient; component |
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25. duty; responsibility |
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26. status; standing |
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27. lot; fate; destiny |
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28. mutual affection |
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29. Alternative form of 份 (classifier) |
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30. Short for 分之 |
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31. =====Usage notes===== |
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32. Many of the senses are now written with the specialised character 份. |
