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容易

Mandarin · pinyin róng yì

easy; straightforward
likely; liable to; apt to

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容: róng · looks, appearance; figure, form
易: yì · change; easy

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2–4 · rong2 yi4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

jung4 ji6

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

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adj

easy; simple
likely; liable; prone
(colloquial, in rhetorical questions and negative sentences) having an easy life
(literary) rash; hasty; careless; flippant
(literary) impudent; wanton; unbridled
(literary) negligent; careless

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