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某
Mandarin · pinyin mǒu
Meanings
- some
- a certain
- sb or sth indefinite
- such-and-such
Characters in this entry
- 某
- mǒu · certain thing or person
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Mandarin tones
3 · mou3
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Compare dictionary sources Wiktionary · 6 senses · 1 Cantonese reading
Rime Cantonese 粵拼
mau5
Cantonese word readings for 某. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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character · Etymology 1
- unspecified or not explicitly named (amount, person, or thing); some; a certain; so-and-so
- (humble, by itself) I
- Used in place of a person's given name, for anonymity purposes.
- Used in place of a person's given name, for anonymity purposes. — (derogatory, offensive) Used in place of someone else's given name, to show dissatisfaction.
- Used in place of a person's given name, for anonymity purposes. — Used in place of one's own given name, to refer to oneself with an intensified emotion.
character · Etymology 2
- (Hokkien, Puxian Min) wife
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