Cantonese · Jyutping
Mandarin · Pinyin
- yáng
- Yáng
English
- scatter, spread
- abbr. for Yangzhou 揚州|扬州[Yang2 zhou1] in Jiangsu
- to raise
- (Cantonese)
- to wave something that is soft, strip-like, or a piece of fabric
- obtrusive; attention grabbing
- to spread; to make known; to disseminate
- praise
- surname Yang
- to hoist
- to tell others
- to shake or wave back and forth a strip-like object or piece of fabric, making a noise and blowing away small things
- the action of tossing or winnowing
- to make things obvious
- to lay bare; to disclose; to show something to the public
- scattering (in the wind)
- to flutter
- to propagate
粵語
- 揮動一件軟軟哋嘅物件、成片狀嘅物件、或布料,近似揈
- 將一嘢做得好明顯,好易俾其他人知道
- 傳揚;令到周圍嘅人都知道一件事嘅資訊
- 經揮動片狀物件或布料,而吹開附響上面嘅嘢,或吹起附近一啲小物件
- 暴露一件事情或物體於人前
As a component in
Variants
Words containing 揚
- 宣揚syun1 joeng4
to publicize; to advertise; to spread far and wide
- 發揚faat3 joeng4
to develop
- 表揚biu2 joeng4
to praise
- 讚揚zaan3 joeng4
to praise
- 上揚soeng6 joeng4
(of prices etc) to rise
- 弘揚wang4 joeng4
to enhance
- 揚言joeng4 jin4
to put about (a story, plan, threat etc)
- 張揚zoeng1 joeng4
Zhang Yang (1967-), PRC film director and screenwriter
- 飛揚fei1 joeng4
to rise
- 飄揚piu1 joeng4
to wave
- 開揚hoi1 joeng4
bright, open and spacious; cheerful
- 揚名joeng4 ming4
to become famous
- 傳揚cyun4 joeng4
to spread (by word of mouth)
- 悠揚jau4 joeng4
melodious; mellifluous
- 揚聲器joeng4 sing1 hei3
speaker
- 褒揚bou1 joeng4
to praise
- 揚手joeng4 sau2
to raise one's hand; to wave one's hand
- 稱揚cing1 joeng4
to praise
- 遠揚jyun5 joeng4
(fame) spreads far and wide
- 揚聲joeng4 sing1
to speak loudly; to call out; to speak at a higher volume
- 揚菜joeng4 coi3
Jiangsu cuisine
- 捲揚gyun2 joeng4
a whirlwind
- 揚威joeng4 wai1
to show one's prowess, talent or skill
- 發揚光大faat3 joeng4 gwong1 daai6
to develop and promote