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吽

Mandarin · pinyin hōng#

sound of a Buddhist incantation

Mandarin · pinyin hǒu#

roar or howl of an animal
bellow of rage

Mandarin · pinyin óu#

used in 吽牙 óu yá

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吽: hōng · 'OM'; bellow; (Cant.) dull, stupid

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1 · hong1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

hau1 · hau2 · hung1 · ngau6

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

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character · Etymology 1

only used in 吽牙

character · Etymology 2

used in 唵嘛呢叭咪吽 (ǎn mānī bēimēi hōng)
used in 阿吽 (āhōng)

character · Etymology 3

(Cantonese) dull; listless

character · Etymology 4

(Cantonese) alternative form of 漚 /沤 (au³)

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