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| Phonetics: | ||
| Tone colors (āáǎàa): |
| Pinyin | Yale | Jyutping | English Definition for Chinese Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| jeung2 | zoeng2 | to steer (a ship) |
| Traditional Chinese | Pinyin | Yale | Jyutping | English Definition for Chinese Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| jeung2 | zoeng2 | palm of the hand / sole of the foot / paw / horseshoe / to slap / to hold in one's hand / to wield | ||
| helm/rudder |
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I had lifted my hand against a pilot on duty.
Who was at the helm when the collision occurred?
Turn the rudder slightly so that we can ease the boat round.
With him at the helm, we are a hundred percent safe crossing these treacherous rapids.
But when there is not a strong hand at the helm , clannishness tends to overcome discipline.
You were airing your Arabic with that man at the tiller this afternoon.
The boat drifted along, with the child asleep inside it and no one guiding its direction.
