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請
简 请 · 繁 請Mandarin · pinyin qǐng
Meanings
- to ask
- to invite
- please (do sth)
- to treat (to a meal etc)
- to request
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3 · qing3
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
ceng2 · cing1 · cing2 · king4 · zing6
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Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.
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- to ask; to ask for; to request
- to ask; to ask for; to request — kindly allow me to...
- to ask
- to greet; to ask how someone is
- to invite; to treat (to a meal, etc.)
- to hire
- to carry or bring (a sacred or respectable thing)
- please; kindly
- (dated) to buy holy sacrificial objects (such as joss sticks, candles, paper horses, etc.)
- (Mainland China Hokkien) to enshrine and worship; to consecrate
- (Mainland China Hokkien) goodbye; see you later
- (Internet slang, interjection) Used to form a retort.
- a surname
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- only used in 請室／请室 (qīngshì)
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