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贏

简赢 · 繁贏

Cantonese · source Jyutpingjeng4#

to beat
to win
to profit
gain

Cantonese · source Jyutpingjing4#

to beat
to win
to profit
gain

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Source definition segments, in their original order. Characters a definition cites are shown without their Mandarin pinyin; classifier lists that CC-Canto copied from CC-CEDICT are marked Mandarin. The community dictionary is not independently verified by zimai.

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Reading & tones

jeng44 · low falling

jing44 · low falling

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Reading difference from Unihan

贏 has the reading jeng4 here; Unihan’s citation reading is jing4. Different syllable across these source readings. CC-Canto also lists 贏 jeng4 as its own entry.

Computed by zimai: each syllable of the CC-Canto word reading is compared with Unihan 17.0.0 kCantonese for its character. The comparison does not say why a reading differs (a changed tone, 變音, a reading tied to one meaning, or a source variant).

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Written characters

贏赢

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Mandarin comparison · separate source entries

CC-CEDICT, the Mandarin–English dictionary, lists the same written form:

贏 yíng CC-CEDICT · Mandarinto beat; to win; to profit

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CC-Canto includes this pinyin reference: ying2. It does not establish a Mandarin word with the same meaning.

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Compare dictionary sources Wiktionary · 4 senses · 2 Cantonese readings