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倩

Mandarin · pinyin qiàn

Meanings

  1. pretty
  2. winsome
  3. to ask for sb's help
  4. son-in-law (old)
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倩
qiàn · beautiful, lovely; son-in-law
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4 · qian4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

cing3 · sin3 · sin6

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character · Etymology 1

  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) smiling
  2. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) (beautiful) man
  3. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) beautiful; pretty; handsome
  4. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) fast

character · Etymology 1

  1. (obsolete) to ask (somebody to do something); to have someone's aid (of)
  2. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to borrow
  3. (Min) to employ; to hire
  4. (Teochew) to beg; to plea; to please; to excuse oneself.
  5. (Hokkien) to urge; to entrust
  6. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) son-in-law
  7. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) servant; domestic servant
  8. (alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 銃 /铳 (chòng); only used in 飯匙倩 /饭匙倩

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