躉

简 趸 · 繁 躉
Mandarin · pinyin dǔn

Meanings

  1. wholesale
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躉
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趸
dǔn · sell or buy wholesale; store
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3 · dun3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

dan2

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

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character · Etymology 1

  1. wholesale
  2. to buy wholesale; to hoard for speculation

character · Etymology 2

  1. (Cantonese) foundation; support (of an object)
  2. (Cantonese, euphemistic) buttocks; bottom; behind
  3. (Cantonese) to place; to put
  4. (Cantonese) Classifier for buildings.

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