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膀: bladder | wing | to flirt | puffed

 

膀 páng


: bladder

膀 bǎng


: upper arm; wing
: old variant 髈 [髈] bang3

膀 bàng


: to flirt

膀 pāng


: puffed (swollen)

Kun Reading
none applicable

On Reading

ボウ bou、 ホウ hou

 Usage:

膀胱 pang2guang1: urinary bladder; bladder
[膀胱 | ぼうこう boukou: urinary bladder]
膀胱炎 pang2guang1 yan2: cystitis
[ぼうこうえん boukouen: cystitis; inflammation of the bladder]

bang3: upper arm; wing
bang3: old variant of 膀 (髈)

膀子 bang3zi: upper arm; arm; wing
膀爺[爷] bang3ye2: topless guy (man who, in a public place, is not wearing a shirt)
膀臂 bang3bi4: upper arm; arm; reliable helper; right-hand man
膀胱病 bang3guang1 bing4: cystipathy
膀胱裂 bang3guang1 lie4: schistocystis
翅膀 chi4bang3: wing
[翼 | つばさ tsubasa: wing]
肩膀 jian1bang3: shoulder

有肩膀 you3 jian1bang3: responsible; reliable
 
[肩 | かた kata: shoulder]

臂膀 bi4bang3: arm
OR
手膀 shou3bang3: arm



Chinese common word | chengyu 成語 | expression
翅膀硬了 chi4 bang3 ying4 le5
: (of a bird) to have become fully fledged; (fig.) (of a person) to have grown up (and become independent); to be ready to spread one’s wings

 Etymology:
形声 Pictophonetic.
⺼ (meat CJK radical) suggests the meaning while
(pang2: side, near) provides the sound.



 Examples:

先月膀胱炎にかかりました。
せんげつぼうこうえんにかかりました sengatsu boukouen ni kakari mashita
I had a bladder infection last month.

 
借我你的肩膀。
jie4 wo3 ni3de jian1bang3
Lend me your shoulder…

Resources: Chinese Dictionary | Japanese Dictionary