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稱
简 称 · 繁 稱Characters in this entry
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Mandarin tones
4 · chen4
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Compare dictionary sources Wiktionary · 12 senses · 3 Cantonese readings
Rime Cantonese 粵拼
can3 · cing1 · cing3
Cantonese word readings for 稱. 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.
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- to weigh
- to call; to name
- to say; to state
- to praise; to commend
- name; address; appellation; designation
- (literary) reputation; repute; standing
- to proclaim oneself to be
- (literary) to lift; to raise
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- to match; to fit
- balanced; suitable
- (Mandarin, colloquial) to have (money or properties)
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 秤 (“steelyard”)
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