應允

简 应允 · 繁 應允
Mandarin · pinyin yīng yǔn

Meanings

  1. to give one's assent
  2. to consent
  3. Taiwan pr. yìng yǔn
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應
yīng · should, ought to, must
允
yǔn · to grant, to allow, to consent
应
yīng · should, ought to, must
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1–3 · ying1 yun3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

jing1 wan5

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

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jing3 wan5

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verb

  1. (literary) to agree; to consent

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