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總管

简总管 · 繁總管

Mandarin · pinyin zǒng guǎn

to be in charge of (a major area of responsibility)
person in charge; manager
(old) butler (of a rich family); chief steward

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管: guǎn · pipe, tube, duct; woodwind music
总: zǒng · collect; overall, altogether

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3–3 · zong3 guan3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

zung2 gun2

Cantonese word readings for 總管. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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noun

manager; managing director
(historical) chief steward

verb

to be in full charge of

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