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尼
Mandarin · pinyin ní
Meanings
- Buddhist nun
- (often used in phonetic spellings)
Characters in this entry
- 尼
- ní · Buddhist nun; transliteration
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Mandarin tones
2 · ni2
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
nei4
Cantonese word readings for 尼. 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 · Etymology 1
- Used in transcription.
- Used in transcription. — Buddhist nun
- (abbreviation, alt-of) Used in transcription. — short for 尼泊爾／尼泊尔 (Níbó'ěr, “Nepal”)
character · Etymology 2
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) near; close; intimate
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) peaceful; calm
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) harmonious
character · Etymology 3
- a surname
character · Etymology 4
- (literary) to stop; to obstruct
character · Etymology 5
- (Taishanese) a few; a little bit; some
- (Taishanese) the; those
- (Taishanese) more; -er
character · Etymology 6
- (Leizhou Min) Prefix in non-face-to-face kinship terms.
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