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恁
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- 恁
- nèn · that, like this, thus, so, such
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4 · nen4
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Compare dictionary sources Wiktionary · 12 senses · 3 Cantonese readings
Rime Cantonese 粵拼
jam5 · jam6 · nam2
Cantonese word readings for 恁. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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Wiktionary English definitions · Chinese section
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character · Etymology 1
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to think of; to reminisce
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to allow
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) honest
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) weak
character · Etymology 2
- (literary or dialectal) so
- (literary or dialectal) this; that
- (literary or dialectal) how
- (literary or dialectal) what
character · Etymology 3
- (Hakka) so; this
character · Etymology 4
- (dialectal) you (singular)
- (Southern Min) you (plural)
- (Southern Min) your (singular or plural)
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