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有

Cantonese · source Jyutpingjau5#

has or have

Cantonese · source Jyutpingjau5#

to have
there is
there are
to exist
to be
being
a surname
to possess
to own
used in courteous phrases expressing causing trouble
to be betrothed
to be married
to be pregnant
many
to be rich
to have money
abundant
wealthy

Cantonese · source Jyutpingjau6#

also
again

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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

jau55 · low rising

jau66 · low level

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Same syllable, six tones

jau优jau1excellent 糗jau2dry rations 幼jau3young 油jau4oil 有jau5to have 右jau6right

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

有

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

有 yǒu CC-CEDICT · Mandarinto have; there is; (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 yǒu yì intentional)

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CC-Canto includes this pinyin reference: you3. It does not establish a Mandarin word with the same meaning.

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

jau5 · jau6

Cantonese word readings for 有. 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

to have; to possess (when a subject is present)
there is; to exist (when a subject is absent)
(to certain extent) — (euphemistic) to be pregnant with a child
abundant; affluent
many; much; (of time) long; (of age) old
some (indefinite pronoun)
(literary or dialectal) Placed before a verb to emphasize that the action has been done.
a surname
A meaningless prefix.
(Hokkien, Teochew) Particle used after a verb to indicate accomplishment or accomplishability of a goal.
(～日) (telegraphy) the twenty-fifth day of a month

character

(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 又 (yòu, “again”)
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 又 (yòu, “and; with a remainder of (when dividing an integer by ten)”)

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