課
简 课 · 繁 課Meanings
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4 · ke4
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
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Cantonese word readings for 課. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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- lesson (Classifier: 堂; 節／节 m)
- course (Classifier: 門／门; 堂 c)
- classwork
- to collect; to levy (a tax)
- (literary) to check; to examine; to assess
- (modern) to pay for online goods or services
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