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勢

简势 · 繁勢

Mandarin · pinyin shì

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势: shì · power, force; tendency

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4 · shi4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

sai3

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

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character

power; force; momentum; influence; authority
outward appearance of something
posture; position; pose; bearing
situation; circumstances; conditions
tendency; trend
male genitals
(set theory, of a set) cardinality
(physics, mathematics) potential
(Eastern Min, Southern Min) Suffix for locality noun.

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