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昂

Mandarin · pinyin áng

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昂: áng · rise, raise; proud, bold; upright

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2 · ang2

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ngong4 · ngong5

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

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character · Etymology 1

to raise; to lift
to rise
high spirited; upright
a surname

character · Etymology 2

(historical dictionaries only) only used in 昂昂 (yàngyàng, “virtuous; respectable (of a ruler)”)

character · Etymology 3

(alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 仰 (yǎng, “to raise one's head; to have one's face and belly face upward”)

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