貨

简 货 · 繁 貨
Mandarin · pinyin huò

Meanings

  1. goods
  2. money
  3. commodity
  4. Classifier: 個 gè
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貨
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货
huò · goods, commodities, products
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4 · huo4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

fo3 · fo6

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  1. (literary) money and goods; property
  2. goods; commodities; products
  3. currency
  4. (derogatory) used to refer to a person
  5. (Southern Min) thing; stuff
  6. (obsolete) to bribe
  7. (obsolete) to buy; to purchase
  8. (obsolete) to sell
  9. a surname

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