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管

Cantonese · source Jyutpinggun2#

(verb) 1. meddle; (noun) Chinese surname

Cantonese · source Jyutpinggun2#

to take care (of)
to control
to manage
to be in charge of
to look after
to run
to care about
tube
pipe
woodwind
classifier for tube-shaped objects
particle similar to 把 in 管...叫 constructions
writing brush
(coll.) to
towards
to administer
to govern
to interfer with
to meddle

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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

gun22 · high rising

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Same syllable, six tones

gun官gun1official 管gun2to take care 灌gun3to irrigategun4—gun5—gun6—

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

管

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Mandarin comparison · separate source entries

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

管 Guǎn CC-CEDICT · Mandarinsurname Guan
管 guǎn CC-CEDICT · Mandarinto take care (of); to control; to manage; to be in charge of; to look after; to run; to care about; tube; …

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CC-Canto includes this pinyin reference: guan3. It does not establish a Mandarin word with the same meaning.

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

gun2

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

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Wiktionary English definitions · Chinese section

Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.

character · Etymology 1

(music) a cylindrical double-reed woodwind instrument made of bamboo or wood
(music, by extension) any wind instrument
(by extension) slender tubular hollow object; pipe; tube; duct; canal; valve; fistula
(literary) calligraphy brush; inkbrush
Classifier for tube-shaped objects.
to administer; to manage; to control; to be in charge
(abbreviation, alt-of) to administer; to manage; to control; to be in charge — short for 管內／管内 (guǎnnèi, “jurisdiction”)
to subject someone to discipline; to discipline
to concern oneself with; to interfere with
to be responsible for the provision of; to provide; to supply
to assure; to guarantee; to ensure; to keep
despite; regardless of; irrespective of
(colloquial) used in the pattern 管……叫…… (“to call (someone/something the name of)”), where 管 is followed by the entity that is being called a name
(dialectal, colloquial) indicates the object of an action: to
(Sichuanese) to be worth
(Zhangzhou Hokkien) measuring tool of half a sheng (升 (shēng))
a surname

character · Etymology 2

(Hokkien, Teochew) tube; pipe; short cylinder
(Xiamen, Quanzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) Classifier for tube; pipe.
(Teochew) ladle

character · Etymology 3

(Hokkien) used in 頷管／颔管, alternative form of 頷頸 /颔颈

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