Reverse searchFulltext SearchSequential search
 710A15 
 42A.30-6 
 部居 
 畫數 
12
ㄑㄧㄤ [qiang1.Homophone
A Chinese Talking Syllabary of the Cantonese Dialect
N(1)  ([qiang1zi0]) A cavity: 胸,腹 chest, belly cavity;
mouth cavity, also speech accent.
(2)  ([qiang1er0]) The belly or chest as seat of emotions (=Eng. “breast”): 一熱誠 (血) great (chestful of) enthusiasm;
滿怨氣 a chestful of hate.
(3)  ([qiang1er0]) Speech accent, tone melody of local music: 調 [qiang1diao4]↓;
北調 mixed accent of north and south--hybrid, nondescript;
local accent;
change accent;
(music) coloratura, (Chin. opera) a long drawn-out aria;
(Shanghai dial.), 娘娘 (disgusting), having the air of a sissy;
作勢 make pretense of dignity, assume airs;
濫調 hackneyed phrases, clichés, platitudes.
Words1.調兒 [qiang1diao4] ([er0]), n., (1)  tone of speech; (2)  melody or tune. 
2.窠 [qiang1ke1], n., as in 落窠 get into a rut, follow old routine (cf. 窠臼 62A.01).