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態
简 态 · 繁 態Mandarin · pinyin tài
Meanings
- (bound form)
- appearance
- shape
- form
- state
- attitude
- (grammar) voice
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Mandarin tones
4 · tai4
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
taai3
Cantonese word readings for 態. 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
- condition; state
- form; shape
- manner; bearing; attitude
- situation; posture
- (grammar) voice; diathesis
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