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掛號

简挂号 · 繁掛號

Mandarin · pinyin guà hào

to register (at a hospital etc)
to send by registered mail

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掛: guà · hang, suspend; suspense
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挂: guà · hang, suspend; suspense
号: hào · mark, sign; symbol; number

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4–4 · gua4 hao4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

gwaa3 hou6

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

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verb

(verb-object) to register (at a hospital or clinic)
(verb-object) to send by registered post
(verb-object) to have a criminal record; to be known at a police station

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