棚

Mandarin · pinyin péng

Meanings

  1. shed
  2. canopy
  3. shack
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棚
péng · tent, awning; booth; shed
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Cantonese word readings for 棚. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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  1. tent; awning; canopy (of reed mats, etc.) (Classifier: 個/个 m; 座 m)
  2. shed; shack
  3. ceiling
  4. (Hong Kong Cantonese, Hokkien) scaffolding; trellis
  5. (Cantonese) Classifier for groups of people.
  6. (Cantonese) Classifier for teeth or bones, indicating a set.
  7. (Hokkien) Classifier for dramatical play, vine trellis, etc..

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