聞 |
1. (literary) to hear; to listen | |
百.聞.不如.一.見 - seeing is believing, lit=hearing something one hundred times is not as good as seeing it once | |
2. to smell; to detect; to get a sniff at | |
聞 味道 - to smell the scent | |
我 乜嘢 都 聞 唔 到 嘅ge2? - Why don't I smell anything? | |
3. (literary) to spread; to transmit | |
4. (literary) to be famous | |
5. knowledge; expertise | |
6. news; message | |
新聞 - news | |
奇聞 - thrilling or fantastic story | |
^聞 ^一-多 - Wen Yiduo (Chinese poet) | |
7. (literary) reputation; renown; prestige | |
8. (literary) famous; renowned | |