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長
於
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长
于
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Jyutping
coeng4 jyu1
Pinyin
cháng yú
Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
to be adept in
to excel at
Definitions (Wiktionary)
verb, literary
to be good at something; to be expert in; to be skilled in
(syn.) 善用, 精通, 工于, 擅长, 精于, 湛深, 熟行, 精於, 见长, 工於, 善能, 善于, 擅長, 見長, 善於, 撚手
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
Mandarin
他不擅长于记名字。
他不擅長於記名字。
tā bù shàn cháng yú jì míng zi 。
He's not very good at remembering names.
Examples (None)
Cantonese
生于斯长于斯
生於斯長於斯
sang1 jyu1 si1 zoeng2 jyu1 si1
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
Cantonese
身为生于斯、长于斯嘅香港人,我好爱呢个城市。
身為生於斯、長於斯嘅香港人,我好愛呢個城市。
san1 wai4 sang1 jyu1 si1 zoeng2 jyu1 si1 ge3 hoeng1 gong2 jan4, ngo5 hou2 oi3 ni1 go3 sing4 si5.
As a native Hongkonger, I love this city.
Examples (Wiktionary)
Mandarin
生于斯,长于斯
生於斯,長於斯
shēng yú sī , zhǎng yú sī
to have been born and raised here