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奄
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- 奄
- yǎn · ere long; remain, tarry; feeble
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1 · yan1
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Compare dictionary sources Wiktionary · 6 senses · 3 Cantonese readings
Rime Cantonese 粵拼
am1 · jim1 · jim2
Cantonese word readings for 奄. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.
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- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to cover; to surround; to include
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) suddenly; abruptly; quickly; hastily
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- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) feeble
- a surname
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- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 閹 /阉 (yān, “to castrate; eunuch”)
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 淹 (yān, “to remain; to tarry”)
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