爛牙

简 烂牙 · 繁 爛牙
Cantonese · source Jyutpinglaan6 ngaa4

Meanings

  1. (noun) cavity
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Same syllable, six tones

laanlaan1—laan2—laan3—兰laan4orchid懒laan5lazy烂laan6soft

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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CC-Canto includes this pinyin reference: lan4 ya2. It does not establish a Mandarin word with the same meaning.

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noun

  1. (dialectal Cantonese) dental caries; tooth decay

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Exact source record & identity爛牙 烂牙 [lan4 ya2] {laan6 ngaa4} /(noun) cavity/

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