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The Cantonese word dung sai - 东西 - dung1 sai1
(thing in Cantonese)





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Romanization (Jyutping)

dung1 sai1

English translations

thing, east and west, from east to west,
object

Chinese characters:

东西
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东西 (dung1 sai1) is composed of these characters: 东, 西
东西 ( dung sai / dung1 sai1 ) in traditional characters
東西
Topic
30 words from HSK level 1

Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)

east  |  west  |  whatever...
东西 ( dung sai / dung1 sai1 ) belongs to the 50 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 23)
More words that mean thing in Cantonese
si6 ( 事 ), si6 mat6 ( 事物 )

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