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量

Mandarin · pinyin liáng#

to measure

Mandarin · pinyin liàng#

capacity
quantity
amount
to estimate
abbr. for 量詞 liàng cí, classifier (in Chinese grammar)
measure word

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量: liàng · measure, quantity, capacity

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2 · liang2

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loeng4 · loeng6

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to measure
to estimate; to evaluate

character

(historical) measuring vessel, such as the dou or hu
measure; measurement; quantity
capacity; volume
(Buddhist logic) pramana
(Southern Min) large steelyard
to estimate; to approximate

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