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發語詞
简 发语词 · 繁 發語詞Mandarin · pinyin fā yǔ cí
Meanings
- introductory particle (used at the beginning of a sentence or passage in Classical Chinese)
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Mandarin tones
1–3–2 · fa1 yu3 ci2
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
faat3 jyu5 ci4
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faat3 jyu5 ci4
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noun
- (grammar) sentence-initial particle (function word that indicates the start of an expression, chiefly in Classical Chinese)
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