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姚
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- 姚
- yáo · handsome, elegant; surname
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Mandarin tones
2 · yao2
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Compare dictionary sources Wiktionary · 4 senses · 1 Cantonese reading
Rime Cantonese 粵拼
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Cantonese word readings for 姚. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.
character
- handsome
- elegant
- (alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 遙 /遥 (yáo, “far, distant”)
- Yao, a surname
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