曠

简 旷 · 繁 曠
Cantonese · source Jyutpingkwong3#

Meanings · kwong3

  1. to neglect
  2. to skip (class or work)
  3. to waste (time)
  4. vast
  5. loose-fitting
  6. carefree
Cantonese · source Jyutpingkong3#

Meanings · kong3

  1. to neglect
  2. to skip (class or work)
  3. to waste (time)
  4. vast
  5. loose-fitting
  6. carefree
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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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Same syllable, six tones

kwongkwong1—kwong2—扩kwong3enlargekwong4—kwong5—kwong6—

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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Mandarin comparison · separate source entries

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

  • 曠 kuàng CC-CEDICT · Mandarinto neglect; to skip (class or work); to waste (time); vast; loose-fitting

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CC-Canto includes this pinyin reference: kuang4. It does not establish a Mandarin word with the same meaning.

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

kong3 · kwong3

Cantonese word readings for 曠. 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.

character

  1. (obsolete) bright; clear
  2. broad; vast; extensive
  3. free from worries and petty ideas
  4. distant (in time)
  5. loose-fitting
  6. to neglect; to skip (class or work); to waste (time)
  7. a surname

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Original source comment: adapted from cc-cedict

Original source comment: adapted from cc-cedict

Mandarin comparison: CC-CEDICT 2026-10-13, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source reading differences and six-tone sets: computed by zimai from Unihan 17.0.0 (Unicode License V3).

Exact source records & identity曠 旷 [kuang4] {kwong3} /to neglect/to skip (class or work)/to waste (time)/vast/loose-fitting/carefree/ # adapted from cc-cedict

SHA-256: d13a23f2b9b40d31883a3ef2bfe735dadcf12cc7e1caf167e861ad5627484d2e

曠 旷 [kuang4] {kong3} /to neglect/to skip (class or work)/to waste (time)/vast/loose-fitting/carefree/ # adapted from cc-cedict

SHA-256: e95228893c69c8c7f48218d29251251e5758d00f4fe02fbf1ecb120d884b1abc