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收場

简收场 · 繁收場

Mandarin · pinyin shōu chǎng

the end
an ending
to wind down
to conclude

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收: shōu · gather together, collect; harvest
場: chǎng · open space, field, market
场: chǎng · open space, field, market

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1–3 · shou1 chang3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

sau1 coeng4

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

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verb

to end; to finish; to conclude; to wind down

noun

end; conclusion; winding down
ending; denouement

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