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應
简 应 · 繁 應Characters in this entry
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Mandarin tones
1 · ying1
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Compare dictionary sources Wiktionary · 15 senses · 2 Cantonese readings
Rime Cantonese 粵拼
jing1 · jing3
Cantonese word readings for 應. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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Wiktionary English definitions · Chinese section
Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.
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- should; ought to
- to consent to; to agree
- (literary) perhaps; maybe
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- to answer; to reply
- to permit; to promise
- to agree; to echo; to go along with
- to handle; to deal with
- (of words, etc.) to come true; to be confirmed
- to suit; to fit
- to accept
- (Cantonese) impactful
- (Cantonese) exact
- 41st tetragram of the Taixuanjing; "response" (𝌮)
- (～縣) Ying County (a county of Shuozhou, Shanxi, China)
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- a surname
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