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場

简场 · 繁場

Mandarin · pinyin cháng#

threshing floor
classifier for events and happenings: spell, episode, bout

Mandarin · pinyin chǎng#

large place used for a specific purpose
stage
scene (of a play)
classifier for sporting or recreational activities
classifier for number of exams

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場: chǎng · open space, field, market
场: chǎng · open space, field, market

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2 · chang2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

coeng4

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

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character · Etymology 1

open space; field; market; large place used for a specific purpose
venue; course
stage; platform; stand
whole show or match
(physics) field (region affected by a particular force)
(Hong Kong Cantonese) short for 商場／商场 (“mall; shopping centre”)
Classifier for scenes (of a play).
Classifier for sporting or recreational activities. ⇒ all nouns using this classifier
Classifier for exams.
a surname, Chang

character · Etymology 1

level open space (often as a threshing floor)
(dialectal, colloquial) market
Classifier for events and happenings: spell; bout

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