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沆

Mandarin · pinyin hàng

a ferry
fog
flowing

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沆: hàng · a ferry; fog; flowing

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4 · hang4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

hong4 · hong6

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

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Used in 沆漭 and 沆瀣 (hàngxiè), etc.
mist, evening fog
(historical dictionaries only) (big) pool; lake

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(historical dictionaries only) the appearance of water flowing
(historical dictionaries only) synonym of 渡 (dù)

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