古董

Mandarin · pinyin gǔ dǒng

Meanings

  1. curio
  2. antique
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古
gǔ · old, classic, ancient
董
dǒng · direct, supervise; surname
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3–3 · gu3 dong3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

gu2 dung2

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

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gu2 dung2

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noun

  1. antique; curio
  2. old fogey

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