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仗
Mandarin · pinyin zhàng
Meanings
- weaponry
- to hold (a weapon)
- to wield
- to rely on
- to depend on
- war
- battle
Characters in this entry
- 仗
- zhàng · rely upon; protector; fight; war, weaponry
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Mandarin tones
4 · zhang4
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Follow a written form into the eight pinned witnesses: Analects, Mencius, Laozi, Zhuangzi, Xunzi, Han Feizi, Sunzi and the Mao Shijing. A match is a place to investigate; it does not prove that a modern dictionary sense fits the passage.
Compare dictionary sources Wiktionary · 5 senses · 2 Cantonese readings
Rime Cantonese 粵拼
zoeng3 · zoeng6
Cantonese word readings for 仗. 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.
character
- weaponry; weapons; arms
- to hold a weapon
- war; battle
- (obsolete) guard; escort
- to depend; to rely
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