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憑
简 凭 · 繁 憑Mandarin · pinyin píng
Meanings
- to lean on; to lean against
- to rely on; to depend on
- (bound form) evidence; proof
- on the basis of; according to
- no matter (what, how etc)
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2 · ping2
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
bang6 · pang4
Cantonese word readings for 憑. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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character · Etymology 1
- to lean on; to lean against
- to depend on; to rely on
- (colloquial) no matter
- on the basis of; according to; by
- proof; evidence
- (literary) to request
- (alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 馮 /冯 (“to wade across a river”)
character · Etymology 2
- (Cantonese, Hakka) to lean against
character · Etymology 3
- (Cantonese) back (of a chair); backrest
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