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媵
Mandarin · pinyin yìng
Meanings
- maid escorting bride to new home
- concubine
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- 媵
- yìng · a maid who accompanies bride to her new home; to escort; a concubine
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Mandarin tones
4 · ying4
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Compare dictionary sources Wiktionary · 4 senses · 2 Cantonese readings
Rime Cantonese 粵拼
jan6 · jing6
Cantonese word readings for 媵. 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.
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- (historical) maid who accompanies a bride to her new home
- to accompany; to escort
- bridesmaid
- concubine
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