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哄

Mandarin · pinyin hōng#

roar of laughter (onom.)
hubbub
to roar (as a crowd)

Mandarin · pinyin hǒng#

to deceive
to coax
to amuse (a child)

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哄: hōng · coax; beguile, cheat, deceive

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1 · hong1

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hung1 · hung3 · hung6

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character · Etymology 1

to fool; to cheat
to keep (especially a child) in good humor; to coax
(Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taiwanese and Singapore Hokkien) to frighten; to menace; to threaten; to intimidate by violent language

character · Etymology 2

(of many people) to vocalize simultaneously

character · Etymology 4

(Cantonese) to move close to (somebody); to crowd (somebody)

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