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功
Mandarin · pinyin gōng
Meanings
- meritorious deed or service
- achievement
- result
- service
- accomplishment
- work (physics)
Characters in this entry
- 功
- gōng · achievement, merit, good result
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Mandarin tones
1 · gong1
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Compare dictionary sources Wiktionary · 4 senses · 1 Cantonese reading
Rime Cantonese 粵拼
gung1
Cantonese word readings for 功. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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Wiktionary English definitions · Chinese section
Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.
character
- achievement; merit; good result
- result; effect; success
- skill
- (physics) work
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