他
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- 他
- tā · other, another; he, she, it
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1 · ta1
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Compare dictionary sources Wiktionary · 6 senses · 2 Cantonese readings
Rime Cantonese 粵拼
taa1 · to1
Cantonese word readings for 他. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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character · Etymology 1
- (chiefly Mandarin, Jin, Xiang, dialectal Wu, originally gender-neutral; nowadays usually referring to males) he; him; she; her
- A dummy pronoun. Compare object pronoun 之 (zhī)
- other; another
- a surname
character · Etymology 2
- Used in transcription.
character · Etymology 3
- (alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 馱 /驮
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