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榜

Mandarin · pinyin bǎng#

notice or announcement
list of names
public roll of successful examinees

Mandarin · pinyin bàng#

(literary) oar
(metonym) boat
variant of 搒 bàng
(literary) to whip; to flog
Taiwan pr. bèng

Mandarin · pinyin péng#

variant of 搒 péng

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榜: bǎng · placard; list of successful exam candidates

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3 · bang3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

bong2 · bong3 · pang4 · pong3

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character · Etymology 1

placard; inscribed board
notice; announcement
list of successful candidates

character · Etymology 2

boat oar; boat
to row
to beat up a person
(alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 傍

character · Etymology 3

used in 榜檠
to beat up a person (type of punishment in ancient times)

character · Etymology 4

(historical dictionaries only) type of wood
(alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 旁

character · Etymology 5

(dialectal) to loosen soil

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