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哐

Cantonese · source Jyutpinggwaang1

(onom.) clang
see 哐啷, clatter

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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

gwaang11 · high level

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Reading difference from Unihan

哐 has the reading gwaang1 here; Unihan’s citation reading is hong1. Different syllable across these source readings. CC-Canto also lists 哐 gwaang1 as its own entry.

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Written characters

哐

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Mandarin comparison · separate source entries

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

哐 kuāng CC-CEDICT · Mandarin(onom.) crash; bang; clang

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CC-Canto includes this pinyin reference: kuang1. It does not establish a Mandarin word with the same meaning.

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