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堅挺

简坚挺 · 繁堅挺

Mandarin · pinyin jiān tǐng

firm and upright
strong (of currency)

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堅: Look up this written character
挺: tǐng · to stand upright, straighten; rigid
坚: jiān · hard, strong, firm; resolute

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1–3 · jian1 ting3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

gin1 ting2

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

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adj

financially strong
firm and upright

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