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約莫

简约莫 · 繁約莫

Mandarin · pinyin yuē mo

to estimate; to guess
about; around; approximately

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約: yuē · treaty, agreement, covenant
莫: mò · do not, is not, can not; negative
约: yuē · treaty, agreement, covenant

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1–5 · yue1 mo5

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

joek3 mok2

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

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verb

to guess; to estimate

adv

approximately; around; about

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