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二
Mandarin · pinyin èr
Meanings
- two
- 2
- (Beijing dialect) stupid
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- 二
- èr · two; twice
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Mandarin tones
4 · er4
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Cantonese word readings for 二. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.
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- two
- second
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) secondary, vice-
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) again, once more
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) two-fold, double
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) fold, times
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) different; other, else
- (handwritten, dated, now informal) An iteration mark denoting the repetition of the previous hanzi; often written at a smaller size when used for this purpose.
- (abbreviation, alt-of) Short for "twenty, two hundred or two thousand" after hundreds, thousands and ten thousands.
- (abbreviation, alt-of) Short for "twenty cents".
- (dialectal Mandarin) stupid, dumb; silly, thick, lacking mental agility (often in a cute way)
- (Hong Kong Cantonese, school slang) to obtain a level two in a subject in DSE (exam) (usually implies failing the subject)
- (Classical) Alternative form of 貳 /贰 (èr); usually limited to the simplified script
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