羌

Cantonese · source Jyutpinggoeng1

Meanings

  1. muntjac
  2. grammar particle indicating nonsense (classical)
  3. a surname
  4. name of a tribe
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Source definition segments, in their original order. Characters a definition cites are shown without their Mandarin pinyin; classifier lists that CC-Canto copied from CC-CEDICT are marked Mandarin. The community dictionary is not independently verified by zimai.

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Reading & tones

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Same syllable, six tones

goeng疆goeng1bordergoeng2—goeng3—goeng4—goeng5—糨goeng6

Characters whose customary Unihan reading (kCantonese) is this syllable in each tone, chosen as in the tone atlas (2013 standard level, then the number of CC-CEDICT words they form), with CC-Canto 2017's meaning for that reading; a dash means no catalogue character has that reading. Checked syllables (-p, -t, -k) normally carry tones 1, 3 and 6. Character readings, not word readings; no frequency implied.

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Mandarin comparison · separate source entries

CC-CEDICT, the Mandarin–English dictionary, lists the same written form:

  • 羌 Qiāng CC-CEDICT · Mandarinsurname Qiang; Qiang ethnic group
  • 羌 qiāng CC-CEDICT · Mandarinmuntjac; grammar particle indicating nonsense (classical)

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CC-Canto includes this pinyin reference: qiang1. It does not establish a Mandarin word with the same meaning.

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goeng1

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

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Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.

character

  1. (~族, ~人) Qiang people
  2. Name of a historical tribe in ancient China.
  3. muntjac (species of deer)
  4. (obsolete) Meaningless sentence-initial particle, often used in the Chuci.
  5. a surname

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Original source comment: adapted from cc-cedict

Mandarin comparison: CC-CEDICT 2026-10-13, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source reading differences and six-tone sets: computed by zimai from Unihan 17.0.0 (Unicode License V3).

Exact source record & identity羌 羌 [qiang1] {goeng1} /muntjac/grammar particle indicating nonsense (classical)/a surname/name of a tribe/ # adapted from cc-cedict

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