傾

简 倾 · 繁 傾
Mandarin · pinyin qīng

Meanings

  1. to overturn
  2. to collapse
  3. to lean
  4. to tend
  5. to incline
  6. to pour out
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倾
qīng · upset, pour out, overflow
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

king1

Cantonese word readings for 傾. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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character · Etymology 1

  1. to lean; to tilt; to incline
  2. to collapse
  3. to overturn and pour out; to empty
  4. to do one's best; to use up all of one's resources
  5. to adore; to admire
  6. to overpower; to overwhelm
  7. to compete
  8. entire; whole
  9. (Cantonese) to chat; to converse

character · Etymology 2

  1. (Cantonese, card games) king

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