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度數

简度数 · 繁度數

Mandarin · pinyin dù shu

number of degrees
reading (on a meter)
strength (alcohol, lenses etc)

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度: dù · degree, system; manner; to consider
數: shù · number; several; count; fate
数: shù · number; several, count; fate

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4–5 · du4 shu5

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

dou6 sou3

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

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noun

number of 度 (dù, “degrees, kilowatt-hours, 0.01 dioptres, percent alcohol, etc.”)

noun

(literary) standard; rules
(literary) tolerance

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