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掂

Mandarin · pinyin diān

to weigh in the hand
to estimate

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掂: diān · heft, hold or weigh in palm

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1 · dian1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

dim1 · dim3 · dim6

Cantonese word readings for 掂. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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character · Etymology 1

to weigh in the hand
to break; to snap off
to haggle over; to bother about
to take

character · Etymology 2

(Cantonese) straight; upright
(of matters) settled; steady; OK
(of speech) clear and smooth

character · Etymology 3

(Cantonese) to touch

character · Etymology 4

(Cantonese, Hokkien) to weigh in the hand
(Cantonese, Hokkien) heavy
(of colour) dark

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