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盎

Mandarin · pinyin àng

(literary) ancient earthenware container with a big belly and small mouth
(literary) brimming; abundant

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盎: àng · cup; pot; bowl; abundant

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4 · ang4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

on1 · ong3

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

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character · Etymology 1

(historical) an earthen vessel with a big belly and a small mouth
brimming; overflowing

character · Etymology 2

(Hakka) alternative form of 罌 /罂 (“bottle”)

character · Etymology 3

Used in transcription.
(Cantonese) clipping of 盎士 (on¹ si⁶⁻²), alternative form of 安士 (on¹ si⁶⁻², “ounce”)

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