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傍

Cantonese · source Jyutpingbong6#

near
approaching
to depend on
(slang) to have an intimate relationship with sb
Taiwan pr. páng, [bāng], [bàng]

Cantonese · source Jyutpingpong4#

alternative form for 旁, near;
approaching

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Source definition segments, in their original order. Characters a definition cites are shown without their Mandarin pinyin; classifier lists that CC-Canto copied from CC-CEDICT are marked Mandarin. The community dictionary is not independently verified by zimai.

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Reading & tones

bong66 · low level

pong44 · low falling

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Same syllable, six tones

bong梆bong1watchman's rattle 榜bong2notice or announcement 蒡bong3bong4—bong5—傍bong6near

Characters whose customary Unihan reading (kCantonese) is this syllable in each tone, chosen as in the tone atlas (2013 standard level, then the number of CC-CEDICT words they form), with CC-Canto 2017's meaning for that reading; a dash means no catalogue character has that reading. Checked syllables (-p, -t, -k) normally carry tones 1, 3 and 6. Character readings, not word readings; no frequency implied.

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Written characters

傍

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CC-CEDICT, the Mandarin–English dictionary, lists the same written form:

傍 bàng CC-CEDICT · Mandarinnear; approaching; to depend on; (slang) to have an intimate relationship with sb; Taiwan pr. páng, bāng, bàng

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CC-Canto includes this pinyin reference: bang4. It does not establish a Mandarin word with the same meaning.

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bong6 · pong4

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

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Wiktionary English definitions · Chinese section

Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.

character

to draw near; to be beside; to approach; to be by the side of
to be close to; to be almost (in time)
to rely on; to depend on
to assist
(slang) to have an intimate relationship with someone
(Cantonese) to accompany
(Cantonese) to look after; to look out for somebody
(Hokkien) to receive benefit or evils through dependence on someone or something
(Taiwanese Hokkien) to share; to apportion (a room, costs, etc.)
(Taiwanese Hokkien) to add; to augment

character

(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 旁 (“side; extensive; other”)

character

only used in 傍傍

character

(Hakka) to have savory dishes with (rice, alcoholic beverage, etc.)

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