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隨
简 随 · 繁 隨Characters in this entry
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Mandarin tones
2 · sui2
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
ceoi4
Cantonese word readings for 隨. 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 follow
- to listen to; to submit
- to accompany
- (Northern Mandarin, of a person) to resemble (a parent in appearance or disposition)
- (colloquial) to chip in by giving one's portion of gift money, payment, red packet, etc. (e.g. when others get married)
- incidentally; conveniently; in passing
- (Hokkien) immediately; at once
- to allow; to let somebody do as he or she pleases
- 17th hexagram of the I Ching; "following"
- (～縣) Sui (a county of Suizhou, Hubei, China)
- a surname, Sui
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