鑲 [镶]

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Pinyin xiāng

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to inlay
  2. to embed
  3. ridge
  4. border
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. to inlay/to embed/ridge/border/to insert/to set/to mount/to fill/a cast mould/an ancient weapon/edge/whipgrafting/veneer/an empiecement/mosaic/rim/border/lace/to put in a false teeth
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    將一​啲​名​貴​嘅​嘢​嵌入​去​另​一樣​嘢​入面
    to inset
    • 而家隻牙鑲金咩， 睇一次牙醫就咁鬼貴。
      而家只牙镶金咩， 睇一次牙医就咁鬼贵。
      yue:而家隻牙鑲金咩， 睇一次牙醫就咁鬼貴。
      Why is the dentist appointment so expensive? It's not like I'm getting my teeth inlaid with gold!
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    rim; edge; border
    • 給裙子鑲花邊
      给裙子镶花边
      gěi qún zǐ xiāng huā biān
      edge a skirt with lace
  2. character
    insert; inlay; set; mount
    • 鑲寶石
      镶宝石
      xiāng bǎo shí
      get gems; mount precious stones
  3. character
    fill
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. insert, inlay, set, mount
  2. fill
  3. Cangjie Input - Traditional
    CYRV
  4. Cangjie Input - Simplified
    XCYRV
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #4533
  2. HSK3 七一九级汉字表 #950
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    钻石被镶在一个金戒指上。
    鑽石被鑲在一個金戒指上。
    zuàn shí bèi xiāng zài yí gè jīn jiè zhi shàng 。
    • The diamond was set in a gold ring.
  2. Mandarin
    宝石师傅在胸针上镶了一枚大珍珠。
    寶石師傅在胸針上鑲了一枚大珍珠。
    bǎo shí shī fu zài xiōng zhēn shàng xiāng le yī méi dà zhēn zhū 。
    • The jeweler mounted a big pearl in the brooch.
  3. Mandarin
    埃菲尔铁塔镶嵌在巴黎的中心。
    埃菲爾鐵塔鑲嵌在巴黎的中心。
    āi fēi ěr tiě tǎ xiāng qiàn zài bā lí de zhōng xīn 。
    • The Eiffel Tower is nailed in the heart of Paris.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    牙医要喺你嘅牙床镶粒螺丝，然后种只牙上去。
    牙醫要喺你嘅牙牀鑲粒螺絲，然後種隻牙上去。
    ngaa4 ji1 jiu3 hai2 nei5 ge3 ngaa4 cong4 soeng1 nap1 lo4 si1, jin4 hau6 zung3 zek3 ngaa4 soeng5 heoi3.
    • The dentist has to put a screw in your jawbone, and then put a denture on it.
  2. Cantonese
    而家只牙镶金咩， 睇一次牙医就咁鬼贵。
    而家隻牙鑲金咩， 睇一次牙醫就咁鬼貴。
    yue:而家隻牙鑲金咩， 睇一次牙醫就咁鬼貴。
    • Why is the dentist appointment so expensive? It's not like I'm getting my teeth inlaid with gold!
  3. Cantonese
    镶嵌
    鑲嵌
    soeng1 ham3
    • to inset, esp. jewels
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    给裙子镶花边
    給裙子鑲花邊
    gěi qún zǐ xiāng huā biān
    • edge a skirt with lace
  2. Mandarin
    镶宝石
    鑲寶石
    xiāng bǎo shí
    • get gems; mount precious stones
  3. Mandarin
    西谚有云：每朵乌云都镶著一条银边。
    西諺有云：每朵烏雲都鑲著一條銀邊。
    xī yàn yǒu yún ： měi duǒ wū yún dōu xiāng zhe yī tiáo yín biān ．
    • As the Western proverb goes, "Every cloud has a silver lining."