Cantonese · Jyutping
Mandarin · Pinyin
- chèn
English
- underwear
- (of garments) against the skin
- (verb) 1. kiss; (of fashion arrangement, color, couple, etc.) 2. to match (; (noun)
- inner garments
- to line
- lining
- to contrast with
- to assist financially
- to match; to form a good combination; to look good together
- (of couples) to be well-matched; to look harmonious together
粵語
- 擺埋一齊好睇；組合起嚟效果好好；配搭
- （情侶、夫妻）登對；合襯；睇落好和諧
Variants
Words containing 襯
- 襯托can3 tok3
to serve to highlight; to serve as a backdrop or contrasting element
- 幫襯bong1 can3
to help
- 襯衫can3 saam1
shirt
- 襯衣can3 ji1
shirt
- 襯家can3 gaa1
in-laws
- 老襯lou5 can3
(slang) to be a groom (going to get married); someone who can easily be tricked by others; a mug; a dupe; a gull; a chump; patsy
- 合襯hap6 can3
matching; matching couple (spoken)
- 陪襯pui4 can3
to serve as a foil; to set off
- 襯字can3 zi6
words inserted outside melodic form prescribed
- 襯線can3 sin3
serif (typography)
- 對襯deoi3 can3
to serve as foil to one another
- 襯色can3 sik1
to mix and match colours
- 襯裡can3 lei5
lining
- 鋪襯pou1 can3
to serve as a contrasting element
- 襯墊can3 zin3
pad
- 瓜老襯gwaa1 lou5 can3
(adjective) dead; passed away; (verb) totally messed up; totaled; fell through; ruined; wrecked; failed
- 女襯衫neoi5 can3 saam1
blouse
- 熬老襯ngaau4 lou5 can3
an expression used by fellow criminals to mock fellow criminals who have gone 'straight' to earn a living through honest means [colloquial]
- 烘襯hung1 can3
to set off
- 淆老襯ngaau4 lou5 can3
an expression used by fellow criminals to mock fellow criminals who have gone 'straight' to earn a living through honest means [colloquial]
- 相襯soeng1 can3
to contrast
- 反襯faan2 can3
to serve as a foil; to highlight through contrast
- 內襯noi6 can3
lining (of a container etc) (engineering)
- 環襯waan4 can3
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