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蚊

Mandarin · pinyin wén

mosquito

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蚊: wén · mosquito; gnat

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2 · wen2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

man1 · man4

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

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character · Etymology 1

mosquito (Classifier: 隻／只 c)

character · Etymology 2

(Cantonese) Classifier for money: yuan; dollar; buck; ringgit; dong

character · Etymology 3

(Cantonese) Used in terms for people.

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