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皓

Mandarin · pinyin hào

(bound form) bright; luminous; white (esp. bright white teeth of youth or white hair of old age)

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皓: hào · bright, luminous; clear; hoary

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4 · hao4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

gou2 · hou6

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bright white; luminous white; shimmering white (e.g. of the moon, or of a beautiful woman)
white-haired; hoary
(～日) (telegraphy) the nineteenth day of a month
a surname
(alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 昊 (hào, “vast (of the sky)”)

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