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商量

Mandarin · pinyin shāng liang

to consult
to talk over
to discuss

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商: shāng · commerce, business, trade
量: liàng · measure, quantity, capacity

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1–5 · shang1 liang5

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

soeng1 loeng4

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verb

to consult; to discuss; to talk over

verb

(Classical) to guess; to reckon; to suppose; to estimate; to assess; to figure
(Classical) to prepare; to get ready

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