聘請

简 聘请 · 繁 聘請
Mandarin · pinyin pìn qǐng

Meanings

  1. to engage
  2. to hire (a lawyer etc)
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聘
pìn · engage, employ; betroth
請
qǐng · ask, request; invite; please
请
qǐng · ask, request; invite; please
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4–3 · pin4 qing3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

ping3 cing2

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

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ping3 cing2

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verb

  1. to engage the services of; to hire

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