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禮堂

简礼堂 · 繁禮堂

Mandarin · pinyin lǐ táng

assembly hall; auditorium
Classifier: 座 zuò

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禮: lǐ · social custom; manners; courtesy; rites
堂: táng · hall; government office
礼: lǐ · social custom; manners; courtesy; rites

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3–2 · li3 tang2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

lai5 tong4

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

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noun

auditorium; hall; lecture theatre; assembly hall (Classifier: 座 m; 處／处 m)
(Confucianism) hall of worship

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