放 fong³ {fàng}

(verb) 1. to zoom; 2. to enlarge; to banish

放 fong³ {fàng}

1. to release
2. to free
3. to let go
4. to put
5. to place
6. to let out
7. to set off (fireworks)

放榜 fong³ bong² {fàng bǎng}

verb; to publish a list of selected candidates, examination result / announcement of examination result

放晴 fong³ cing⁴ {fàng qíng}

verb; the sky to clear and brighten up with sunshine

放大 fong³ daai⁶ {fàng dà}

(verb) Zoom in

放膽〔-胆〕 fong³ daam² {fàng dǎn}

to act with courage

放低 fong³ dai¹ {fàng dī}

(verb) 1. Put something down; 2. Let go (with something)

放火 fong³ fo² {fàng huǒ}

(verb) Provoke someone into (doing) something

放假 fong³ gaa³ {fàng jià}

to take a break (as in vacation)

放監〔-监〕 fong³ gaam¹ {fàng jiān}

verb; discharged from prison, release from the jail

放狗 fong³ gau² {fàng gǒu}

verb; walk the dog

放工 fong³ gung¹ {fàng gōng}

finish work

放棄〔-弃〕 fong³ hei³ {fàng qì}

to quit

放輕〔-轻〕 fong³ hing¹ {fàng qīng}

to urinate

放入 fong³ jap⁶ {fàng rù}

to put inside; to add; to place

放言 fong³ jin⁴ {fàng yán}

to promise; boasted; to speak out

放熱〔-热〕 fong³ jit⁶ {fàng rè}

to release heat; to give out heat

放落 fong³ lok⁶ {fàng luò}

verb; put it down, put it into

放慢 fong³ maan⁶ {fàng màn}

verb; slow-down, rein in

放蚊 fong³ man¹ {fàng wén}

to yawn

放炮 fong³ paau³ {fàng pào}

to fire a gun; to shoot; to fire; blowout; to blast

放生 fong³ saang¹ {fàng shēng}

set free

放心 fong³ sam¹ {fàng xīn}

(phrasal adverb) Don't worry!

放蛇 fong³ se⁴ {fàng shé}

a sting operation (used by undercover police to approach the target)

放水 fong³ seoi² {fàng shuǐ}

(Cantonese) 1. to make things easier for sb 2. to urinate

放數〔-数〕 fong³ sou³ {fàng shù}

to offer high interest loans (by loan sharks)

放鬆〔-松〕 fong³ sung¹ {fàng sōng}

take it easy

放題〔-题〕 fong³ tai⁴ {fàng tí}

freely; free to do something in any way as desired; without restrictions; without any limitations

放出 fong³ ceot¹ {fàng chū}

1. to let off
2. to give out

放情 fong³ cing⁴ {fàng qíng}

to do sth to one's heart's content

放槍〔-枪〕 fong³ coeng¹ {fàng qiāng}

1. to open fire
2. to shoot a gun

放大 fong³ daai⁶ {fàng dà}

1. to enlarge
2. to magnify

放膽〔-胆〕 fong³ daam² {fàng dǎn}

to act boldly

放誕〔-诞〕 fong³ daan³ {fàng dàn}

1. untrammeled
2. reckless
3. wanton

放低 fong³ dai¹ {fàng dī}

1. to lower
2. to be humble

放電〔-电〕 fong³ din⁶ {fàng diàn}

1. electrical discharge
2. (coll.) to lure
3. to entice

放刁 fong³ diu¹ {fàng diāo}

1. to act wickedly
2. to bully
3. to make life difficult for sb by unreasonable actions

放蕩〔-荡〕 fong³ dong⁶ {fàng dàng}

1. unconventional
2. licentious
3. wanton
4. easy in one's morals

放毒 fong³ duk⁶ {fàng dú}

1. to poison
2. fig. to spread vicious rumors

放飛〔-飞〕 fong³ fei¹ {fàng fēi}

to allow to fly

放火 fong³ fo² {fàng huǒ}

1. to set on fire
2. to commit arson
3. to create a disturbance

放寬〔-宽〕 fong³ fun¹ {fàng kuān}

to relax restrictions

放款 fong³ fun² {fàng kuǎn}

to lend money (as a commercial loan)

放風〔-风〕 fong³ fung¹ {fàng fēng}

1. to allow in fresh air
2. to allow a prisoner out for exercise
3. to give out information

放假 fong³ gaa³ {fàng jià}

to have a holiday or vacation

放告 fong³ gou³ {fàng gào}

to release a statement

放工 fong³ gung¹ {fàng gōng}

to knock off work for the day

放過〔-过〕 fong³ gwo³ {fàng guò}

1. to let off
2. to let slip by
3. to let sb get away with sth

放下 fong³ haa⁶ {fàng xià}

1. to lay down
2. to put down
3. to let go of
4. to relinquish
5. to lower (the blinds etc)

放行 fong³ hang⁴ {fàng xíng}

to let pass

放棄〔-弃〕 fong³ hei³ {fàng qì}

1. to renounce
2. to abandon
3. to give up

放氣〔-气〕 fong³ hei³ {fàng qì}

1. to release breath
2. to deflate
3. to fart

放開〔-开〕 fong³ hoi¹ {fàng kāi}

1. to let go
2. to release

放學〔-学〕 fong³ hok⁶ {fàng xué}

to dismiss students at the end of the school day

放血 fong³ hyut³ {fàng xuè}

1. to let blood (Chinese medicine)
2. to bleed
3. to stab sb (slang)

放音 fong³ jam¹ {fàng yīn}

playback (of recorded sound)

放任 fong³ jam⁶ {fàng rèn}

1. to ignore
2. to let alone
3. to indulge

放映 fong³ jing² {fàng yìng}

1. to show (a movie)
2. to screen

放羊 fong³ joeng⁴ {fàng yáng}

1. to tend a flock of sheep
2. to let sheep out to pasture
3. fig. to throw off the reins
4. to leave sb alone
5. acting freely and irresponsibly

放養〔-养〕 fong³ joeng⁵ {fàng yǎng}

1. to breed (livestock, fish, crops etc)
2. to grow
3. to raise

放浪 fong³ long⁶ {fàng làng}

1. unrestrained
2. dissolute
3. dissipated
4. unconventional
5. immoral
6. to debauch
7. to dissipate

放牧 fong³ muk⁶ {fàng mù}

1. to graze (livestock)
2. to herd (livestock)

放眼 fong³ ngaan⁵ {fàng yǎn}

1. to survey
2. to view broadly

放鳥〔-鸟〕 fong³ niu⁵ {fàng niǎo}

to stand someone up

放屁 fong³ pei³ {fàng pì}

1. to fart
2. to break wind
3. to talk nonsense
4. Utter rubbish!

放平 fong³ ping⁴ {fàng píng}

1. to set level
2. to lay flat

放哨 fong³ saau³ {fàng shào}

1. to keep watch
2. to do sentry duty
3. to be on patrol

放心 fong³ sam¹ {fàng xīn}

1. to feel relieved
2. to feel reassured
3. to be at ease

放手 fong³ sau² {fàng shǒu}

1. to let go one's hold
2. to give up
3. to have a free hand

放射 fong³ se⁶ {fàng shè}

1. to radiate
2. radioactive

放水 fong³ seoi² {fàng shuǐ}

1. to turn on the water
2. to let water out
3. to throw a game (sports)

放肆 fong³ si³ {fàng sì}

1. wanton
2. unbridled
3. presumptuous
4. impudent

放聲〔-声〕 fong³ sing¹ {fàng shēng}

1. very loudly
2. at the top of one's voice

放鬆〔-松〕 fong³ sung¹ {fàng sōng}

1. to loosen
2. to relax

放送 fong³ sung³ {fàng sòng}

1. to broadcast
2. to announce over loudspeakers

放貸〔-贷〕 fong³ taai³ {fàng dài}

to provide loans

放話〔-话〕 fong³ waa⁶ {fàng huà}

1. to give orders
2. to spread news or rumors
3. to leak certain information intentionally

放還〔-还〕 fong³ waan⁴ {fàng huán}

1. to release (a hostage)
2. to put back in place

放緩〔-缓〕 fong³ wun⁶ {fàng huǎn}

1. to slow
2. to slow down (the pace of)

放債〔-债〕 fong³ zaai³ {fàng zhài}

1. to lend money (for interest)
2. to give credit

放走 fong³ zau² {fàng zǒu}

1. to release
2. to set free
3. to allow (a person or an animal) to go
4. to liberate

放進〔-进〕 fong³ zeon³ {fàng jìn}

to put into

放置 fong³ zi³ {fàng zhì}

to put

放逐 fong³ zuk⁶ {fàng zhú}

1. to banish
2. to deport
3. to send into exile
4. to be marooned

放縱〔-纵〕 fong³ zung³ {fàng zòng}

1. to indulge
2. to pamper
3. to connive at
4. permissive
5. indulgent
6. self-indulgent
7. unrestrained
8. undisciplined
9. uncultured
10. boorish

放白鴿〔--鸽〕 fong³ baak⁶ gaap² {fàng bái gē}

freeing the white pigeons; to conspire in a fraud; to gang up and swindle

放飛機〔-飞机〕 fong³ fei¹ gei¹ {fàng fēi jī}

to not turn-up for an appointment

放飛劍〔-飞剑〕 fong³ fei¹ gim³ {fàng fēi jiàn}

to spit (saliva or phlegm)

放貴利〔-贵-〕 fong³ gwai³ lei² {fàng guì lì}

to loan money with high interest; loan-sharking

放光蟲〔--虫〕 fong³ gwong¹ cung⁴ {fàng guāng chóng}

firefly

放煙花〔-烟-〕 fong³ jin¹ faa¹ {fàng yān huā}

fireworks display

放生電〔--电〕 fong³ saang¹ din⁶ {fàng shēng diàn}

an act of trying to seduce others by using physical actions such as blinking one's eyes or flicking one's hair; to give the glad eye

放射科 fong³ se⁶ fo¹ {fàng shè kē}

radiology

放聲氣〔-声气〕 fong³ seng¹ hei³ {fàng shēng qì}

an act of spreading rumours; to sneak out some information in order to find out what the opinions and views are on something

放葫蘆〔--芦〕 fong³ wu⁴ lou² {fàng hú lu}

bluffing

放紙鷂〔-纸鹞〕 fong³ zi² jiu⁶ {fàng zhǐ yào}

to fly a kite

放爆竹 fong³ baau³ zuk¹ {fàng bào zhú}

to set off firecrackers

放不下 fong³ bat¹ haa⁶ {fàng bu xià}

1. to be unable to let go
2. to be unable to stop (doing sth)

放鞭炮 fong³ bin¹ paau³ {fàng biān pào}

to set off firecrackers

放大鏡〔--镜〕 fong³ daai⁶ geng³ {fàng dà jìng}

magnifying glass

放大器 fong³ daai⁶ hei³ {fàng dà qì}

amplifier

放大炮 fong³ daai⁶ paau³ {fàng dà pào}

1. to talk big
2. to shoot one's mouth off

放大紙〔--纸〕 fong³ daai⁶ zi² {fàng dà zhǐ}

1. enlarging paper (photography)
2. bromide paper

放得下 fong³ dak¹ haa⁶ {fàng de xià}

1. to be able to accomodate
2. to have room for
3. to be able to put (sth) down

放飛機〔-飞机〕 fong³ fei¹ gei¹ {fàng fēi jī}

to ditch sb (slang)

放鴿子〔-鸽-〕 fong³ gaap³ zi² {fàng gē zi}

to stand someone up

放學後〔-学后〕 fong³ hok⁶ hau⁶ {fàng xué hòu}

after school

放空炮 fong³ hung¹ paau³ {fàng kōng pào}

1. (lit.) to fire blank shots
2. (fig.) to be all talk and no action
3. to shoot one's mouth off
4. to make empty promises

放一馬〔--马〕 fong³ jat¹ maa⁵ {fàng yī mǎ}

1. to let (sb) off
2. to let (sb) get away with sth

放焰口 fong³ jim⁶ hau² {fàng yàn kǒu}

to feed the starving ghosts (i.e. offer sacrifice to protect the departed spirit)

放映室 fong³ jing² sat¹ {fàng yìng shì}

1. cinema room
2. viewing room

放羊娃 fong³ joeng⁴ waa¹ {fàng yáng wá}

1. shepherd
2. shepherd boy

放牛班 fong³ ngau⁴ baan¹ {fàng niú bān}

1. class of underachievers
2. dunces' class (Tw)

放屁蟲〔--虫〕 fong³ pei³ cung⁴ {fàng pì chóng}

stink bug

放山雞〔--鸡〕 fong³ saan¹ gai¹ {fàng shān jī}

free-range chicken

放射病 fong³ se⁶ beng⁶ {fàng shè bìng}

radiation sickness

放射蟲〔--虫〕 fong³ se⁶ cung⁴ {fàng shè chóng}

radiolarian (single-celled animal)

放射學〔--学〕 fong³ se⁶ hok⁶ {fàng shè xué}

radiology

放射源 fong³ se⁶ jyun⁴ {fàng shè yuán}

radiation source

放射物 fong³ se⁶ mat⁶ {fàng shè wù}

radioactive material

放射線〔--线〕 fong³ se⁶ sin³ {fàng shè xiàn}

1. radiation
2. rays of radiation

放射性 fong³ se⁶ sing³ {fàng shè xìng}

radioactive

放低二兩〔---两〕 fong³ dai¹ ji⁶ loeng⁵ {fàng dī èr liǎng}

to spend a penny (to urinate)

放虎歸山〔--归-〕 fong³ fu² gwai¹ saan¹ {fàng hǔ guī shān}

lit. to release a tiger back into the mountains, meaning an event or action that can cause future disastrous consequences

放長雙眼〔-长双-〕 fong³ zoeng² soeng¹ ngaan⁵ {fàng cháng shuāng yǎn}

just wait and see; watch out

放不下心 fong³ bat¹ haa⁶ sam¹ {fàng bu xià xīn}

cannot stop worrying

放情丘壑 fong³ cing⁴ jau¹ kok³ {fàng qíng qiū hè}

to enjoy oneself in nature's embrace (idiom)

放松管制 fong³ cung⁴ gun² zai³ {fàng sōng guǎn zhì}

deregulation

放大倍數〔---数〕 fong³ daai⁶ pui⁵ sou³ {fàng dà bèi shù}

1. magnifying power
2. magnification

放誕不羈〔-诞-羁〕 fong³ daan³ bat¹ gei¹ {fàng dàn bù jī}

wanton and unrestrained (idiom); dissolute

放誕不拘〔-诞--〕 fong³ daan³ bat¹ keoi¹ {fàng dàn bù jū}

wanton and unrestrained (idiom); dissolute

放蕩不羈〔-荡-羁〕 fong³ dong⁶ bat¹ gei¹ {fàng dàng bù jī}

wanton and unrestrained (idiom); dissolute

放下包袱 fong³ haa⁶ baau¹ fuk⁶ {fàng xia bāo fu}

to lay down a heavy burden

放開手腳〔-开-脚〕 fong³ hoi¹ sau² goek³ {fàng kāi shǒu jiǎo}

to have free rein (idiom)

放任自流 fong³ jam⁶ zi⁶ lau⁴ {fàng rèn zì liú}

1. to let sb do whatever they want
2. to indulge
3. to give free reins to
4. to let things slide
5. to drift aimlessly
6. laissez-faire

放任政策 fong³ jam⁶ zing³ caak³ {fàng rèn zhèng cè}

1. laissez-faire policy
2. non-interference

放煙幕彈〔-烟-弹〕 fong³ jin¹ mok⁶ daan² {fàng yān mù dàn}

to spread a smokescreen

放熱反應〔-热-应〕 fong³ jit⁶ faan² jing³ {fàng rè fǎn yìng}

exothermic reaction

放浪不羈〔---羁〕 fong³ long⁶ bat¹ gei¹ {fàng làng bù jī}

wanton and unrestrained (idiom); dissolute

放浪形骸 fong³ long⁶ jing⁴ haai⁴ {fàng làng xíng hái}

to abandon all restraint (idiom)

放馬過來〔-马过来〕 fong³ maa⁵ gwo³ lei⁴ {fàng mǎ guò lái}

1. bring it on!
2. give me all you got!

放馬後炮〔-马后-〕 fong³ maa⁵ hau⁶ paau³ {fàng mǎ hòu pào}

to fire after the horse has bolted (idiom); to act too late to be effective

放眼望去 fong³ ngaan⁵ mong⁶ heoi³ {fàng yǎn wàng qù}

as far as the eye can see

放手一搏 fong³ sau² jat¹ bok³ {fàng shǒu yī bó}

to put one's all into the fight

放射防護〔---护〕 fong³ se⁶ fong⁴ wu⁶ {fàng shè fáng hù}

radiological defense

放射療法〔--疗-〕 fong³ se⁶ liu⁴ faat³ {fàng shè liáo fǎ}

radiotherapy

放射性碘 fong³ se⁶ sing³ din² {fàng shè xìng diǎn}

radioactive iodine

放射治療〔---疗〕 fong³ se⁶ zi⁶ liu⁴ {fàng shè zhì liáo}

radiotherapy

放射作戰〔---战〕 fong³ se⁶ zok³ zin³ {fàng shè zuò zhàn}

radiological operations

放聲大哭〔-声--〕 fong³ sing¹ daai⁶ huk¹ {fàng shēng dà kū}

1. to burst into tears
2. to sob loudly
3. to bawl

放在眼裡〔---里〕 fong³ zoi⁶ ngaan⁵ leoi⁵ {fàng zài yǎn lǐ}

1. to pay attention to
2. to care about
3. to attach importance to

放在心上 fong³ zoi⁶ sam¹ soeng⁶ {fàng zài xīn shàng}

1. to care about
2. to take seriously
3. to take to heart

放射生成物 fong³ se⁶ sang¹ sing⁴ mat⁶ {fàng shè shēng chéng wù}

radiogenic material

放射性材料 fong³ se⁶ sing³ coi⁴ liu² {fàng shè xìng cái liào}

radioactive material

放射性廢物〔---废-〕 fong³ se⁶ sing³ fai³ mat⁶ {fàng shè xìng fèi wù}

radioactive waste

放射性計時〔---计时〕 fong³ se⁶ sing³ gai³ si⁴ {fàng shè xìng jì shí}

radiometric dating

放射性核素 fong³ se⁶ sing³ hat⁶ sou³ {fàng shè xìng hé sù}

1. radioactive nuclide
2. radionuclide

放射性煙羽〔---烟-〕 fong³ se⁶ sing³ jin¹ jyu⁵ {fàng shè xìng yān yǔ}

radiation plume

放射性武器 fong³ se⁶ sing³ mou⁵ hei³ {fàng shè xìng wǔ qì}

radiological weapon

放射性衰變〔----变〕 fong³ se⁶ sing³ seoi¹ bin³ {fàng shè xìng shuāi biàn}

radioactive decay

放射性碎片 fong³ se⁶ sing³ seoi³ pin² {fàng shè xìng suì piàn}

radioactive debris

放射性污染 fong³ se⁶ sing³ wu¹ jim⁵ {fàng shè xìng wū rǎn}

radioactive contamination

放射性活度 fong³ se⁶ sing³ wut⁶ dou⁶ {fàng shè xìng huó dù}

radioactivity

放射性沾染 fong³ se⁶ sing³ zim¹ jim⁵ {fàng shè xìng zhān rǎn}

radioactive contamination

放下心頭大石〔---头--〕 fong³ haa⁶ sam¹ tau⁴ daai⁶ sek⁶ {fàng xia xīn tóu dà shí}

to take a weight off someone's shoulders

放長線釣大魚〔-长线钓-鱼〕 fong³ coeng⁴ sin³ diu³ daai⁶ jyu² {fàng cháng xiàn diào dà yú}

use a long line to catch a big fish (idiom); a long-term plan for major returns

放射免疫測定〔----测-〕 fong³ se⁶ min⁵ jik⁶ caak¹ ding⁶ {fàng shè miǎn yì cè dìng}

radioimmunoassay

放射性落下灰 fong³ se⁶ sing³ lok⁶ haa⁶ fui¹ {fàng shè xìng luò xià huī}

radioactive fallout

放射性同位素 fong³ se⁶ sing³ tung⁴ wai² sou³ {fàng shè xìng tóng wèi sù}

1. radioactive isotope
2. radioisotope

放射性最強點〔----强点〕 fong³ se⁶ sing³ zeoi³ koeng⁴ dim² {fàng shè xìng zuì qiáng diǎn}

radioactive hot spot

放射性沾染物 fong³ se⁶ sing³ zim¹ jim⁵ mat⁶ {fàng shè xìng zhān rǎn wù}

radioactive contaminant

放射性發光材料〔---发---〕 fong³ se⁶ sing³ faat³ gwong¹ coi⁴ liu² {fàng shè xìng fā guāng cái liào}

radiophosphor

放之四海而皆准 fong³ zi¹ sei³ hoi² ji⁴ gaai¹ zeon² {fàng zhī sì hǎi ér jiē zhǔn}

1. appropriate to any place and any time (idiom); universally applicable
2. a panacea

放著明白裝糊塗〔-着--装-涂〕 fong³ zoek⁶ ming⁴ baak⁶ zong¹ wu⁴ tou⁴ {fàng zhe míng bai zhuāng hú tu}

to pretend not to know (idiom)

放下屠刀，立地成佛 fong³ haa⁶ tou⁴ dou¹ ，laap⁶ dei⁶ sing⁴ fat⁶ {fàng xià tú dāo , lì dì chéng fó}

1. lay down butcher's knife, become a Buddha on the spot (idiom); instant rehabilitation
2. to repent and be absolved of one's crimes