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多
Mandarin · pinyin duō
Meanings
- many; much; more; a lot of
- too many; in excess
- (after a numeral) ... odd
- how (to what extent) (Taiwan pr. duó)
- (bound form) multi-; poly-
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- 多
- duō · much, many; more than, over
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1 · duo1
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Compare dictionary sources Wiktionary · 14 senses · 1 Cantonese reading
Rime Cantonese 粵拼
do1
Cantonese word readings for 多. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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character · Etymology 1
- many; much; a lot of; numerous; multi-; poly-
- (after an amount) over; and more; more than
- (after an amount but before the classifier) as much as
- (before a classifier) multiple
- (used in comparison structure 得多, 多了) much more; a lot more; far more
- more
- extra; in excess
- (used in question) how; how much; what
- (emphasis in exclamations) so; how; what
- to have a lot
- to have more; to have too much; to have too many
- (Cantonese) few; little
character · Etymology 2
- (Southern Min) alternative form of 濟 /济 (“many”)
character · Etymology 3
- (Cantonese) short for 多士 (“toast”)
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