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遂
Mandarin · pinyin suí#
Meanings · suí
- used in 半身不遂 bàn shēn bù suí
- Taiwan pr. suì
Mandarin · pinyin suì#
Meanings · suì
- to satisfy
- to succeed
- then
- thereupon
- finally
- unexpectedly
- to proceed
- to reach
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- 遂
- suì · comply with, follow along; thereupon
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2 · sui2
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
seoi6
Cantonese word readings for 遂. 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 fulfill; to satisfy
- to comply; to follow along
- to complete; to succeed
- then; consequently; thereupon
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to proceed; to head for
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to recommend; to promote
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to grow; to ripen
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