南北行

Cantonese · source Jyutpingnaam4 bak1 hang4

Meanings

  1. Nam Pei Hong, a Chinese herbal and medicinal chain in Hong Kong
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Same syllable, six tones

naamnaam1—naam2—naam3—南naam4south腩naam5brisket婻naam6
bak北bak1northbak2—bak3—bak4—bak5—bak6—

Characters whose customary Unihan reading (kCantonese) is this syllable in each tone, chosen as in the tone atlas (2013 standard level, then the number of CC-CEDICT words they form), with CC-Canto 2017's meaning for that reading; a dash means no catalogue character has that reading. Checked syllables (-p, -t, -k) normally carry tones 1, 3 and 6. Character readings, not word readings; no frequency implied.

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CC-Canto includes this pinyin reference: nan2 bei3 hang2. It does not establish a Mandarin word with the same meaning.

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naam4 bak1 hong2

Cantonese word readings for 南北行. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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noun

  1. (historical) nam pak hong; nanbei-hang

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Exact source record & identity南北行 南北行 [nan2 bei3 hang2] {naam4 bak1 hang4} /Nam Pei Hong, a Chinese herbal and medicinal chain in Hong Kong/

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