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倘

Mandarin · pinyin cháng#

used in 倘佯 cháng yáng

Mandarin · pinyin tǎng#

if; supposing; in case

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倘: tǎng · if, supposing, in event of

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2 · chang2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

soeng4 · tong2

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character · Etymology 1

(obsolete) suprised and confused
(literary) leisurely; natural; at ease
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) if; supposing; in case
(historical dictionaries only) stopped; stationary
(historical dictionaries only) bewildered; disoriented
used in 迷離倘恍／迷离倘恍
(alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 儻 /傥 (tǎng), used in 倘來／倘来 and 俶倘

character · Etymology 3

(Hokkien) alternative form of 通 (thang, “can; may”)

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