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單子

简单子 · 繁單子

Mandarin · pinyin dān zǐ#

the only son of a family
(functional programming or philosophy) monad

Mandarin · pinyin dān zi#

list of items
bill
form
bedsheet

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單: Look up this written character
子: zǐ · offspring, child; fruit, seed of; first earthly branch
单: dān · single, individual, only; lone

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1–3 · dan1 zi3

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daan1 zi2

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

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noun

list (enumeration or compilation of items)
receipt; docket
voucher
note
bedsheet
(philosophy, category theory, functional programming) monad

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