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有

Mandarin · pinyin yǒu

to have; there is
(bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 yǒu yì intentional)

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有: yǒu · have, own, possess; exist

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3 · you3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

jau5 · jau6

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to have; to possess (when a subject is present)
there is; to exist (when a subject is absent)
(to certain extent) — (euphemistic) to be pregnant with a child
abundant; affluent
many; much; (of time) long; (of age) old
some (indefinite pronoun)
(literary or dialectal) Placed before a verb to emphasize that the action has been done.
a surname
A meaningless prefix.
(Hokkien, Teochew) Particle used after a verb to indicate accomplishment or accomplishability of a goal.
(～日) (telegraphy) the twenty-fifth day of a month

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(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 又 (yòu, “again”)
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 又 (yòu, “and; with a remainder of (when dividing an integer by ten)”)

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