諸

简 诸 · 繁 諸
Mandarin · pinyin zhū#

Meanings · zhū

  1. all
  2. various
Mandarin · pinyin Zhū#

Meanings · Zhū

  1. surname Zhu
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諸
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诸
zhū · various, all, these; surname
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zyu1

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

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  1. many; each; every; all (forming plurals; especially for persons to whom respect is due)
  2. (abbreviation, alt-of, contraction) contraction of 之乎
  3. (abbreviation, alt-of, contraction) contraction of 之於 /之于 it + into/onto/unto/than
  4. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) sentence-final particle
  5. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) sentence-medial particle
  6. a surname

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