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裝
简 装 · 繁 裝Mandarin · pinyin zhuāng
Meanings
- adornment
- to adorn
- dress
- clothing
- costume (of an actor in a play)
- to play a role
- to pretend
- to install
- to fix
- to wrap (sth in a bag)
- to load
- to pack
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1 · zhuang1
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Compare dictionary sources Wiktionary · 20 senses · 1 Cantonese reading
Rime Cantonese 粵拼
zong1
Cantonese word readings for 裝. 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 · Etymology 1
- baggage; luggage; bags
- outfit; clothes; clothing
- style of dress
- items for daily use; dowry
- style of bookbinding
- style of packaging or storage
- to dress up; to attire; to clothe
- to feign; to pretend; to make believe
- (Hong Kong) to furnish; to refurbish; to renovate; to decorate
- to load; to stack; to cram; to fill
- to wrap (something in a bag); to put into
- to assemble; to install (a fixture, a computer program, etc.)
- to hold; to store; to contain
- to carry; to convey
- to mount; to decorate; to adorn
- (Cantonese) to set up; to entrap
- 31st tetragram of the Taixuanjing; "packing" (𝌤)
- (Hakka) to get injured or damaged after being hit by something
character · Etymology 2
- (Sichuanese) to piece together
character · Etymology 3
- (Cantonese) alternative form of 𥊙
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