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分量

Mandarin · pinyin fēn liàng#

(vector) component

Mandarin · pinyin fèn liàng#

(food) portion size

Mandarin · pinyin fèn liang#

quantity; weight; measure
(fig.) weight (importance, prestige, authority etc); (of written material) density

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分: fēn · divide; small unit of time etc.
量: liàng · measure, quantity, capacity

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1–4 · fen1 liang4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

fan6 loeng6

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noun · Etymology 1

(literally, figuratively) weight
amount; quantity

noun · Etymology 2

(mathematics) component (of a vector)

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