罔 is also the simplified spelling of 㒺.
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罔
Mandarin · pinyin wǎng
Meanings
- to deceive
- there is none
- old variant of 網 wǎng
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- 罔
- wǎng · net; deceive; libel; negative
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3 · wang3
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
mong5
Cantonese word readings for 罔. 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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- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 網 /网
- (literary) to not have
- (literary) not
- (literary) to deceive; to hide (truth) from
- (archaic) to falsely accuse; to wrong (someone); to slander
- (literary, archaic) to be confused; to be perplexed (on thought)
- (Eastern Min, with verbs and adjectives) the more... the more
- (Eastern Min, with verbs) while (usually used as a pair: doing X while doing Y)
- (Eastern Min) although
- (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Tong'an, Singapore and Taiwanese Hokkien) tentatively; for the time being
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