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較
简 较 · 繁 較Mandarin · pinyin jiào
Meanings
- (bound form) to compare
- (literary) to dispute
- compared to
- (before an adjective) relatively; comparatively; rather
- also pr. jiǎo
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4 · jiao4
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
gaau3 · gok3
Cantonese word readings for 較. 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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- to compare
- comparatively; relatively; rather
- than (introduces the object of comparison)
- obvious; clear
- (Hokkien) more; even more
- (Hokkien) no matter how ... (often followed by 嘛 (mā) or 也 (iā))
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- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) horizontal beam on both sides of a carriage; (by extension) carriage
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) straight
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 角 (jué, “to compete; to contend”)
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- (obsolete) alternative form of 校 (xiào, “school”)
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- (Cantonese) alternative form of 校 (gaau3, “to adjust”)
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