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昂

Cantonese · source Jyutpingngong4#

high
high spirits
soaring
expensive

Cantonese · source Jyutpingngong5#

to lift
to raise
to raise one's head

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Source definition segments, in their original order. Characters a definition cites are shown without their Mandarin pinyin; classifier lists that CC-Canto copied from CC-CEDICT are marked Mandarin. The community dictionary is not independently verified by zimai.

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Reading & tones

ngong44 · low falling

ngong55 · low rising

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Same syllable, six tones

ngongngong1—ngong2—ngong3—昂ngong4highngong5—ngong6—

Characters whose customary Unihan reading (kCantonese) is this syllable in each tone, chosen as in the tone atlas (2013 standard level, then the number of CC-CEDICT words they form), with CC-Canto 2017's meaning for that reading; a dash means no catalogue character has that reading. Checked syllables (-p, -t, -k) normally carry tones 1, 3 and 6. Character readings, not word readings; no frequency implied.

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Written characters

昂

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Mandarin comparison · separate source entries

CC-CEDICT, the Mandarin–English dictionary, lists the same written form:

昂 áng CC-CEDICT · Mandarinto lift; to raise; to raise one's head; high; high spirits; soaring; expensive

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CC-Canto includes this pinyin reference: ang2. It does not establish a Mandarin word with the same meaning.

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Compare dictionary sources Wiktionary · 6 senses · 2 Cantonese readings

Rime Cantonese 粵拼

ngong4 · ngong5

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

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Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.

character · Etymology 1

to raise; to lift
to rise
high spirited; upright
a surname

character · Etymology 2

(historical dictionaries only) only used in 昂昂 (yàngyàng, “virtuous; respectable (of a ruler)”)

character · Etymology 3

(alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 仰 (yǎng, “to raise one's head; to have one's face and belly face upward”)

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