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迎
Mandarin · pinyin yíng
Meanings
- to welcome; to meet
- to forge ahead (esp. in the face of difficulties); to meet face to face
Characters in this entry
- 迎
- yíng · receive, welcome, greet
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Mandarin tones
2 · ying2
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
jing4 · jing6
Cantonese word readings for 迎. 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
- to receive; to welcome; to greet; to meet
- to flatter; to ingratiate with
- to face; to go against; to do something in face of ...; to forge ahead
- (obsolete) to predict; to forecast
- (Min) to escort (a god, hero etc.) through the streets; to parade through the streets
- (Puxian Min) to carry on hands or shoulders
- (Eastern Min, of food) to become dry (due to exposure to the wind)
- (Eastern Min, of hair) to stick up; to become erect
- a surname
character
- (obsolete) to prepare to greet a guest before their arrival
- 42nd tetragram of the Taixuanjing (𝌯)
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