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橋

简桥 · 繁橋

Mandarin · pinyin qiáo

bridge
Classifier: 座 zuò

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橋: qiáo · bridge; beam, crosspiece
桥: qiáo · bridge; beam, crosspiece

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2 · qiao2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

kiu4

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

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character · Etymology 1

(countable) bridge (over a river) (Classifier: 座 m c mn; 道 m g; 條／条 c h mn mn-t; 戙 c; 板 h mn)
(countable) bridge-like object: footbridge; beam; crosspiece
a surname

character · Etymology 2

(Cantonese, countable) idea; plan (Classifier: 條／条 c)
(Cantonese, countable) plot; storyline (Classifier: 條／条 c)

character · Etymology 3

(Cantonese) alternative form of 巧 (kiu2, “coincidental”)

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