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奉旨

Mandarin · pinyin fèng zhǐ

on imperial orders

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奉: fèng · offer; receive; serve; respect
旨: zhǐ · purpose, aim; excellent

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4–3 · feng4 zhi3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

fung6 zi2

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verb

(historical) to be at the emperor's order; to follow the imperial edict

adv

(Cantonese) to do something unjustified as if it were taken taken for granted
(Cantonese, chiefly in rhetorical questions) must; as if it is taken for granted

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