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適
简 适 · 繁 適Characters in this entry
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4 · shi4
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
dik1 · sik1 · tik1 · zaak3 · zaak6
Cantonese word readings for 適. 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.
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- to go; to proceed (to a place)
- to go; to proceed (to a place) — to incline towards; (of the popular feeling) to tend towards; to turn towards
- to go; to proceed (to a place) — (of a girl) to get married; to marry
- to go; to proceed (to a place) — to follow; to submit to; to comply with
- to go; to proceed (to a place) — to fit; to suit; to accord with
- towards; to
- to get; to obtain — to control; to restrict; to moderate
- to get; to obtain — to regulate; to adjust; to measure
- to get; to obtain — to meet; to encounter
- fitting; proper; suitable; appropriate — good; fine; adequate
- fitting; proper; suitable; appropriate — happy; joyful; contented
- fitting; proper; suitable; appropriate — at ease; comfortable; cosy
- by chance; as it happens; as luck would have it
- by chance; as it happens; as luck would have it — occasionally; from time to time
- by chance; as it happens; as luck would have it — if; assuming
- by chance; as it happens; as luck would have it — just (now); only
- (historical) collar of the mourning gown
- a surname
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- to devote; to dedicate (to one thing)
- (alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 嫡 (dí, “legal wife; legal wife's son”)
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- only used in 適適 (“frightened; at a loss”)
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- (alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 謫 /谪 (zhé, “to blame; to punish; to banish; fault”)
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- (alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 敵 /敌 (dí, “enemy; to rival”)
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