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中肯

Mandarin · pinyin zhòng kěn

pertinent; apropos

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中: zhōng · central; center, middle; in the midst of; hit (target); attain
肯: kěn · willing; consent to, permit

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4–3 · zhong4 ken3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

zung1 hang2

Cantonese word readings for 中肯. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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adj · Etymology 1

(figurative) to the point; pertinent; apropos

adj · Etymology 2

(proscribed) unbiased; even-handed

noun · Etymology 3

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