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入

Mandarin · pinyin rù

to enter; to go into
to join; to become a member of
(bound form) to conform to (as in 入時 rù shí)
abbr. for 入聲 rù shēng
(on product packaging, after {number n} + {classifier}) containing (n pieces) (from Japanese 入 "iri")

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入: rù · enter, come in(to), join

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

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

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to enter; to go into
to join; to become a member of
(literary) to accept; to admit
(literary) to pay
income
to confirm; to agree
to arrive (at); to attain
(literary) to enter the imperial government and become an official
(telephony) to get through
(Cantonese) in; inside
(Cantonese) to stock up on
(Cantonese) to submit
(Cantonese) to input; to enter; to type into a computer
(Cantonese, Hokkien) to put something into
(literary, dialectal Mandarin, dialectal Wu, vulgar) to fuck; to have sexual intercourse
(Chinese phonetics) short for 入聲／入声 (rùshēng, “the checked tone”)
(retail, usually after a number and optional classifier) piece (inside packaging); n-pack
(Mainland China, Internet slang) alternative form of 人 (rén)

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