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鐳
简 镭 · 繁 鐳Mandarin · pinyin léi
Meanings
- radium (chemistry)
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2 · lei2
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
leoi4
Cantonese word readings for 鐳. 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 · Etymology 1
- (chemistry) radium
character · Etymology 2
- (Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Kinmenese and Penghu Hokkien; Zhongshan Min) copper cash; coin
- (Xiamen, Quanzhou and Zhangzhou Hokkien) Classifier for copper cash.
- (Malaysian Cantonese and Singapore Cantonese, Hakka, Southern Min; Xiamen, Quanzhou and Zhangzhou Hokkien; slang in Hong Kong Cantonese) money
character · Etymology 3
- only used in 鐳射／镭射 (léishè)
character · Etymology 4
- (archaic) bottle; pitcher
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