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佞
Mandarin · pinyin nìng
Meanings
- to flatter
- flattery
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- 佞
- nìng · flattery; glib
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Mandarin tones
4 · ning4
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
ning6
Cantonese word readings for 佞. 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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- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) eloquent
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to flatter; to be good at flattery
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) flatterer
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) evil; wicked; crafty
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) hypocritical; hypocrisy
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to feel dizzy
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) talent (usually in the humble expression 不佞 (bùnìng))
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