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宏

Mandarin · pinyin hóng

great
magnificent
macro (computing)
macro-

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宏: hóng · wide, spacious, great, vast

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

wang4

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

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character · Etymology 1

(originally referring to houses) wide; spacious; great; vast
extensive
loud and clear; resounding
(alt. form 弘) to enlarge; to expand
(Mainland China, computing) macro (comparatively human-friendly abbreviation of complex input to a computer program)
a surname

character · Etymology 2

(Cantonese, onomatopoeic) buzzing sound
(Cantonese, onomatopoeic) buzzing; humming; making a humming sound

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