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百

Cantonese · source Jyutpingbaak3#

Cantonese · source Jyutpingmak6#

to strive
to endeavour
to work hard

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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

baak33 · mid levelchecked · -k

mak66 · low levelchecked · -k

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Same syllable, six tones

baak迫baak1baak2—百baak3hundredbaak4—baak5—白baak6white

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

百

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Mandarin comparison · separate source entries

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

百 Bǎi CC-CEDICT · Mandarinsurname Bai
百 bǎi CC-CEDICT · Mandarinhundred; numerous; all kinds of

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CC-Canto includes this pinyin reference: bai3. It does not establish a Mandarin word with the same meaning.

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Compare dictionary sources Wiktionary · 4 senses · 2 Cantonese readings