搵 [揾]

Jyutping wan2
Pinyin wù

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character, obsolete
    to tease

搵 [揾]

Jyutping wan2
Pinyin wēn

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character, literary
    to submerge

搵 [揾]

Jyutping wan2
Pinyin wěn

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character, literary
    to support
  2. character, literary
    to submerge

搵 [揾]

Jyutping man5
Pinyin wèn

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. (literary) to wipe away (tears)/to press with one's fingers/to soak

搵 [揾]

Jyutping wan3
Pinyin wèn

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. (literary) to wipe away (tears)/to press with one's fingers/to soak

搵 [揾]

Jyutping wan2
Pinyin wèn

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. (literary) to wipe away (tears)
  2. to press with one's fingers
  3. to soak
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. (verb) 1. find; 2. search; 3. earn (money for living);
  2. to search/to look for/to find/to make use of/to earn (money)
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character, literary
    to press (with one's finger)
  2. character, literary
    to kiss; to nibble
  3. character, literary
    to wipe away
  4. character, Min-Nan
    to dip in; to submerge in (sauce, ink, etc.)
  5. character, Cantonese, Hakka, Min, Zhongshan, dialectal
    to search; to look for
    • 叫佢唔好再揾我
      叫佢唔好再揾我
      giu3 keoi5 m4 hou2 zoi3 wan2 ngo5
      ask them not to try to contact me ever again
    • 我揾到锁匙喇。
      我揾到锁匙喇。
      ngo5 wan2 dou3 so2 si4 laa3.
      I found my keys.
    • 搵唔到工
      揾唔到工
      wan2 m4 dou3 gung1
      unable to find a job
    • 揾紧佢副眼镜
      揾紧佢副眼镜
      wan2 gan2 keoi5 fu3 ngaan5 geng3
      looking for their glasses
  6. character, Cantonese
    to earn (money)
    • 搵外快
      揾外快
      wan2 ngoi6 faai3
      to earn extra money
  7. character
    to search; to look for
  8. character, Hakka
    to bend; to turn
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. wipe off
  2. press down with knuckle
  3. to immerse
  4. (Cant.) to search, look for
  5. Cangjie Input - Simplified
    QABT
  6. Cangjie Input - Traditional
    QWOT
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 找

搵 [揾]

Jyutping
Pinyin wěn

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to look for (Cantonese)
  2. Mandarin equivalent: 找[zhao3]
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    啲警察根据现场留低嘅证物揾到个贼仔。
    啲警察根據現場留低嘅證物搵到個賊仔。
    di1 ging2 caat3 gan1 geoi3 jin6 coeng4 lau4 dai1 ge3 zing3 mat6 wan2 dou3 go3 caak6 zai2 。
    • The burglar was traced by one of the things he had left on the scene.
  2. Cantonese
    如果我唔喺度𠮶阵有人嚟揾我，唔该你话佢知我好快返嚟。
    如果我唔喺度嗰陣有人嚟搵我，唔該你話佢知我好快返嚟。
    jyu4 gwo2 ngo5 m4 hai2 dou6 go2 zan6 jau5 jan4 lai4 wan2 ngo5 ， m4 goi1 nei5 waa2 keoi5 zi1 ngo5 hou3 faai3 faan2 lai4 。
    • Should anyone call on me in my absence, tell him that I will be back soon.
  3. Cantonese
    个天好黑，但系我哋都揾到路返屋企。
    個天好黑，但係我哋都搵到路返屋企。
    go3 tin1 hou2 hak1 ， daan6 hai6 ngo5 dei2 dou1 wan2 dou3 lou6 faan2 uk1 kei2 。
    • Dark as it was, we managed to find our way home.
  4. Cantonese
    我揾条丝带喺个头度扎咗个马尾。
    我搵條絲帶喺個頭度紮咗個馬尾。
    ngo5 wan2 tiu5 si1 daai2 hai2 go3 tau4 dou6 zaat3 zo2 go3 maa5 mei5 。
    • I used a ribbon to tie my hair into a ponytail.
  5. Cantonese
    𠮶个后生仔又揾唔到自己钟意嘅工，又一个朋友都冇；佢真系唔知点算好。
    嗰個後生仔又搵唔到自己鍾意嘅工，又一個朋友都冇；佢真係唔知點算好。
    go2 go3 hau6 sang1 zai2 jau6 wan2 m4 dou3 zi6 gei2 zung1 ji3 ge3 gung1 ， jau6 jat1 go3 pang4 jau5 dou1 mou5 ； keoi5 zan1 hai6 m4 zi1 dim2 syun3 hou3 。
    • That young man can't get the sort of jobs he wants and doesn't have any friends; he's really at a loss.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    呢个商场有几间黑店，你要买嘢最好揾啲熟电脑嘅朋友一齐去。
    呢個商場有幾間黑店，你要買嘢最好搵啲熟電腦嘅朋友一齊去。
    ni1 go3 soeng1 coeng4 jau5 gei2 gaan1 hak1 dim3, nei5 jiu3 maai5 je5 zeoi3 hou2 wan2 di1 suk6 din6 nou5 ge3 pang4 jau5 jat1 cai4 heoi3.
    • There are several unscrupulous shopkeepers in this mall. If you need to buy anything, you'd better ask a friend who knows more about computers to go with you.
  2. Cantonese
    厕所水浸，我揾咗人嚟整㗎喇。
    廁所水浸，我搵咗人嚟整㗎喇。
    ci3 so2 seoi2 zam3, ngo5 wan2 zo2 jan4 lai4 zing2 gaa3 laa3.
    • The toilet is flooded, I've already asked somebody to come fix it.
  3. Cantonese
    难得今日有太阳，快啲揾啲户外活动玩下。
    難得今日有太陽，快啲搵啲戶外活動玩下。
    naan4 dak1 gam1 jat6 jau5 taai3 joeng4, faai3 di1 wan2 di1 wu6 ngoi6 wut6 dung6 waan2 haa5.
    • It is rarely sunny today! Let's have some outdoor activities for fun.
  4. Cantonese
    佢老婆仔女去晒加拿大，留返佢一个太空人响香港揾食。
    佢老婆仔女去晒加拿大，留返佢一個太空人響香港搵食。
    keoi5 lou5 po4 zai2 neoi2 heoi3 saai3 gaa1 naa4 daai6, lau4 faan1 keoi5 jat1 go3 taai3 hung1 jan4 hoeng2 hoeng1 gong2 wan2 sik6.
    • His wife and kids went off to Canada, leaving this astronaut alone in Hong Kong to earn a living.
  5. Cantonese
    求其揾个人顶住档先。
    求其搵個人頂住檔先。
    kau4 kei4 wan2 go3 jan4 ding2 zyu6 dong3 sin1.
    • Just pick any person as a temporary substitute.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Cantonese
    揾唔到工
    搵唔到工
    wan2 m4 dou3 gung1
    • unable to find a job
  2. Cantonese
    揾外快
    搵外快
    wan2 ngoi6 faai3
    • to earn extra money
  3. Cantonese
    揾返
    搵返
    wan2 faan1
    • to find (something that was lost)
  4. Cantonese
    揾死人
    搵死人
    wan2 sei2 jan4
    • a huge pain in the ass to find
  5. Cantonese
    呢个时候，只听见窗外有个人高声噉话：「陆老坑！你以为一世匿埋喺呢度做教书生人哋就揾你唔到咩！乖乖地跟老爷上北京打官司法啦！」 [Cantonese, trad.]呢个时候，只听见窗外有个人高声噉话：“陆老坑！你以为一世匿埋喺呢度做教书生人哋就揾你唔到咩！乖乖地跟老爷上北京打官司法啦！”
    呢個時候，只聽見窗外有個人高聲噉話：「陸老坑！你以爲一世匿埋喺呢度做教書生人哋就搵你唔到咩！乖乖地跟老爺上北京打官司法啦！」 [Cantonese, trad.]呢个时候，只听见窗外有个人高声噉话：“陆老坑！你以为一世匿埋喺呢度做教书生人哋就揾你唔到咩！乖乖地跟老爷上北京打官司法啦！”
    nei1 go3 si4 hau6, zi2 teng1 gin3 coeng1 ngoi6 jau5 go3 jan4 gou1 seng1 gam2 waa6: “Luk6 lou5 haang1! nei5 ji5 wai4 jat1 sai3 nei1 maai4 hai2 nei1 dou6 zou6 gaau3 syu1 seng1 jan4 dei6 zau6 wan2 nei5 m4 dou2 me1! gwaai1 gwaai1 dei2 gan1 lou5 je4 soeng6 bak1 ging1 daa2 gun1 si1 faat3 laa1!”
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