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盾
Mandarin · pinyin dùn
Meanings
- shield (Classifier: 面 miàn)
- (currency) Vietnamese dong
- currency unit of several countries (Indonesian rupiah, Dutch gulden etc)
Characters in this entry
- 盾
- dùn · shield, shield-shaped object; currency sign for Dutch guilder
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Mandarin tones
4 · dun4
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Compare dictionary sources Wiktionary · 6 senses · 2 Cantonese readings
Rime Cantonese 粵拼
seon5 · teon5
Cantonese word readings for 盾. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.
character
- (military) shield
- shield-shaped object
- (figurative) support; aid; assistance
- dong (Vietnamese currency)
- guilder; gulden (several currencies)
- rupiah (Indonesian currency)
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