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忽
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- 忽
- hū · suddenly, abruptly; neglect
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1 · hu1
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Compare dictionary sources Wiktionary · 8 senses · 1 Cantonese reading
Rime Cantonese 粵拼
fat1
Cantonese word readings for 忽. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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character · Etymology 1
- suddenly; abruptly
- to neglect; to ignore
- (dated) the number 10⁻⁵; 1/100000th of certain units of measure
- (dated) the number 10⁻⁵; 1/100000th of certain units of measure — (Mainland China) traditional unit of length equal to 1/100000th of 寸 (cùn, “Chinese inch, ¹/₃ decimeter”) ≈ 0.33 micron
- (dated) the number 10⁻⁵; 1/100000th of certain units of measure — (Mainland China) traditional unit of weight equal to 1/100000th of 錢／钱 (qián, “mace”) = 50 microgram
- a surname
character · Etymology 2
- (Cantonese) place
- (Cantonese) part
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