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號令

简号令 · 繁號令

Mandarin · pinyin hào lìng

an order (esp. army)
bugle call expressing military order
verbal command

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令: lìng · command, order; 'commandant', magistrate; allow, cause
号: hào · mark, sign; symbol; number

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4–4 · hao4 ling4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

hou6 ling6

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verb

to order; to command
(archaic) to publicly carry out the punishment of a criminal so that everyone can see

noun

order; command; directive

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