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如許

简如许 · 繁如許

Mandarin · pinyin rú xǔ

(literary) like this
such (as this)
so much
so many

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如: rú · if, supposing; as if; like, as
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许: xǔ · allow, permit; promise; betroth

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2–3 · ru2 xu3

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jyu4 heoi2

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

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