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左右

Mandarin · pinyin zuǒ yòu

Meanings

  1. left and right
  2. nearby
  3. approximately
  4. attendant
  5. to control
  6. to influence
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左
zuǒ · left; east; unorthodox, improper
右
yòu · right; west; right-wing
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3–4 · zuo3 you4

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Compare dictionary sources Wiktionary · 5 senses · 2 Cantonese readings

Rime Cantonese 粵拼

zo2 jau2 · zo2 jau6

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noun

  1. left and right
  2. left and right sides; both sides
  3. entourage; retinue; attendants

postp

  1. about; or so; or thereabouts; around; approximately

verb

  1. (Classical) to control; to manipulate; to influence; to dominate

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