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群

Mandarin · pinyin qún

group
crowd
flock, herd, pack etc

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群: qún · group, crowd, multitude, mob

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

kwan4

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

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group; crowd; flock; herd; pack
multitude; many people
(group theory) group
(social media) group (of a group chat)
numerous; many
to amass; to collect; to gather
Classifier for groups of people or animals: group of; flock of; herd of; pack of
(Cantonese, often derogatory) to hang out with
(～母) (Chinese linguistics) the Middle Chinese initial of 群 (MC gjun)
a surname

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