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冬

Mandarin · pinyin dōng#

winter

Mandarin · pinyin Dōng#

surname Dong

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冬: dōng · winter, 11th lunar month

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dung1

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

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character · Etymology 1

winter
(Cantonese) winter solstice
(Hokkien) year
(～日) (telegraphy) the second day of a month
a surname

character · Etymology 3

(Hong Kong Cantonese, cha chaan teng jargon) alternative form of 凍 /冻 (dung³, “cold; iced”)

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