"盍" meaning in All languages combined

See 盍 on Wiktionary

Character [Chinese]

IPA: /xɤ³⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /hɐp̚²/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /haʔ⁵/ [Fuzhou, Sinological-IPA], /kʰaʔ³²/ [Hokkien, Xiamen], /ap̚⁴/ [Hokkien, Xiamen], /kʰaʔ⁵/ [Hokkien, Quanzhou], /ap̚²⁴/ [Hokkien, Quanzhou], /kʰaʔ³²/ [Hokkien, Zhangzhou], /ap̚¹²¹/ [Hokkien, Zhangzhou], /kʰaʔ³²/ [Hokkien, Taipei], /ap̚⁴/ [Hokkien, Taipei], /kʰaʔ³²/ [Hokkien, Kaohsiung], /ap̚⁴/ [Hokkien, Kaohsiung], /xɤ³⁵/, /hɐp̚²/, /haʔ⁵/, /kʰaʔ³²/, /ap̚⁴/, /kʰaʔ⁵/, /ap̚²⁴/, /kʰaʔ³²/, /ap̚¹²¹/, /kʰaʔ³²/, /ap̚⁴/, /kʰaʔ³²/, /ap̚⁴/ Chinese transliterations: hé [Mandarin, Pinyin], he² [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄏㄜˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo], hap⁶ [Cantonese, Jyutping], hăk, khah, a̍p, hé [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], hé [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], ho² [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], hé [Mandarin, Yale], her [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], хэ [Mandarin, Palladius], xɛ [Mandarin, Palladius], hahp [Cantonese, Yale], hap⁹ [Cantonese, Pinyin], heb⁶ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], hăk [Foochow-Romanized, Fuzhou], khah [Hokkien, POJ], a̍p [Hokkien, POJ], khah [Hokkien, Tai-lo], a̍p [Hokkien, Tai-lo], qaq [Hokkien, Phofsit-Daibuun], ap [Hokkien, Phofsit-Daibuun], hap [Middle-Chinese], /*m-[k]ˤap/ [Baxter-Sagart, Old-Chinese], /*ɡaːb/ [Old-Chinese, Zhengzhang]
Etymology: From the fusion of 何不 (OC *ɡaːl pɯ, “why not”). Etymology templates: {{och-l|何不|why not|id=1,1}} 何不 (OC *ɡaːl pɯ, “why not”) Head templates: {{head|zh|hanzi}} 盍
  1. (Classical) why; how Tags: Classical
    Sense id: en-盍-zh-character-fsP-0Meu Categories (other): Classical Chinese
  2. (Classical) why not Tags: Classical
    Sense id: en-盍-zh-character-3QooY2yc Categories (other): Classical Chinese, Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Chinese entries with language name categories using raw markup, Chinese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 29 50 3 3 2 15 Disambiguation of Chinese entries with language name categories using raw markup: 23 51 3 3 1 20 Disambiguation of Chinese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 32 55 3 3 2 6
  3. Used in 盍簪.
    Sense id: en-盍-zh-character-pFClL5kN
  4. Used in 盍旦.
    Sense id: en-盍-zh-character-02iXgzPP
  5. Original form of 蓋/盖 (gài, “to cover”).
    Sense id: en-盍-zh-character-becu-z05
  6. a surname
    Sense id: en-盍-zh-character-v2O7m9sM Categories (other): Chinese surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: 昌盍, 盍各, 盍旦 (hédàn), 盍簪

Character [Japanese]

  1. come together Tags: Hyōgai, kanji, uncommon
    Sense id: en-盍-ja-character-t6XvZ4lW Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations, Japanese terms with redundant transliterations, Uncommon kanji Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 66 34 0 0 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant transliterations: 87 13 0 0 Disambiguation of Uncommon kanji: 22 27 26 26
  2. congregate Tags: Hyōgai, kanji, uncommon
    Sense id: en-盍-ja-character-~lncHchI Categories (other): Uncommon kanji Disambiguation of Uncommon kanji: 22 27 26 26
  3. meet Tags: Hyōgai, kanji, uncommon
    Sense id: en-盍-ja-character-jMsDPA5I Categories (other): Uncommon kanji Disambiguation of Uncommon kanji: 22 27 26 26
  4. cover Tags: Hyōgai, kanji, uncommon
    Sense id: en-盍-ja-character-P6QFqDAa Categories (other): Uncommon kanji Disambiguation of Uncommon kanji: 22 27 26 26

Character [Korean]

Forms: hap [romanization], [hangeul]
Head templates: {{head|ko|Han characters|sc=Kore|sort=합|tr=hap}} 盍 • (hap), {{ko-hanja|eumhun=|hangeul=합}} 盍 • (hap) (hangeul 합)
  1. Tags: no-gloss

Character [Translingual]

Forms: 108 [radical], 皿+5 [radical], 10 [strokes], 土戈月廿 [cangjie-input], 4010₇ [four-corner], ⿱去皿 [composition]
Head templates: {{Han char|as=05|canj=GIBT|four=40107|ids=⿱去皿|rad=皿|rn=108|sn=10}} 盍 (Kangxi radical 108, 皿+5, 10 strokes, cangjie input 土戈月廿 (GIBT), four-corner 4010₇, composition ⿱去皿)
  1. what? why not?

Character [Vietnamese]

Forms: hạp [Hán-Nôm], khạp [Hán-Nôm]
  1. Tags: no-gloss
    Sense id: en-盍-vi-character-47DEQpj8 Categories (other): Vietnamese Han tu

Alternative forms

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    {
      "form": "108",
      "tags": [
        "radical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "皿+5",
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        "radical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "10",
      "tags": [
        "strokes"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "土戈月廿",
      "roman": "GIBT",
      "tags": [
        "cangjie-input"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "4010₇",
      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "form": "⿱去皿",
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        "composition"
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      },
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        "what? why not?"
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          "why not",
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  "derived": [
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      "word": "昌盍"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "盍各"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "hédàn",
      "word": "盍旦"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "盍簪"
    }
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      "name": "och-l"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From the fusion of 何不 (OC *ɡaːl pɯ, “why not”).",
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          "how"
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        "(Classical) why; how"
      ],
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          "_dis": "29 50 3 3 2 15",
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          "_dis": "23 51 3 3 1 20",
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          "_dis": "32 55 3 3 2 6",
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      ],
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        {
          "english": "The Master said, \"Why don't each of you talk about your aspirations?\"",
          "ref": "子曰:「盍各言爾志?」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]",
          "text": "子曰:「盍各言尔志?」 [Classical Chinese, simp.]\nFrom: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version\nZǐ yuē: “Hé gè yán ěr zhì?” [Pinyin]",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "A man visited Mozi's school. Mozi said: Why not come and study?",
          "ref": "有游於子墨子之門者,子墨子曰:「盍學乎?」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]",
          "text": "有游于子墨子之门者,子墨子曰:「盍学乎?」 [Classical Chinese, simp.]\nFrom: Mozi, c. 4ᵗʰ century BCE\nYǒu yóu yú Zǐ Mòzǐ zhī mén zhě, Zǐ Mòzǐ yuē: “Hé xué hū?” [Pinyin]",
          "type": "example"
        }
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        "why not"
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        "(Classical) why not"
      ],
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        "Classical"
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      "glosses": [
        "Used in 盍簪."
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "盍簪",
          "盍簪#Chinese"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Used in 盍旦."
      ],
      "id": "en-盍-zh-character-02iXgzPP",
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          "盍旦",
          "盍旦#Chinese"
        ]
      ]
    },
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      "glosses": [
        "Original form of 蓋/盖 (gài, “to cover”)."
      ],
      "id": "en-盍-zh-character-becu-z05",
      "links": [
        [
          "蓋",
          "蓋#Chinese"
        ],
        [
          "盖",
          "盖#Chinese"
        ],
        [
          "cover",
          "cover"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chinese surnames",
          "parents": [],
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a surname"
      ],
      "id": "en-盍-zh-character-v2O7m9sM",
      "links": [
        [
          "surname",
          "surname"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hé"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "he²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄏㄜˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hap⁶"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "hăk"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "khah"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "a̍p"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hé"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hé"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ho²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hé"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "her"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "хэ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xɛ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/xɤ³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hahp"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hap⁹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "heb⁶"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hɐp̚²/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Foochow-Romanized",
        "Fuzhou"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hăk"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/haʔ⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Fuzhou",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "khah"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "a̍p"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "khah"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "a̍p"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "qaq"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ap"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰaʔ³²/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ap̚⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰaʔ⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ap̚²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰaʔ³²/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ap̚¹²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰaʔ³²/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ap̚⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰaʔ³²/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ap̚⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Middle-Chinese"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hap"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Baxter-Sagart",
        "Old-Chinese"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "/*m-[k]ˤap/"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Old-Chinese",
        "Zhengzhang"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "/*ɡaːb/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/xɤ³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hɐp̚²/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/haʔ⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰaʔ³²/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ap̚⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰaʔ⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ap̚²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰaʔ³²/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ap̚¹²¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰaʔ³²/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ap̚⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰaʔ³²/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ap̚⁴/"
    },
    {
      "other": "[k]"
    },
    {
      "other": "/*ɡaːb/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "盍"
}

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      ],
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        "come together"
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "congregate"
      ],
      "id": "en-盍-ja-character-~lncHchI",
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        [
          "congregate",
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      ],
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    },
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      ],
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      ],
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    },
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "cover"
      ],
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        [
          "cover",
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        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Hyōgai",
        "kanji",
        "uncommon"
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  ],
  "word": "盍"
}

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "hap",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "합",
      "tags": [
        "hangeul"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
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      "args": {
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          "kind": "other",
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}

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        "Hán-Nôm"
      ]
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      "form": "khạp",
      "tags": [
        "Hán-Nôm"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
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          "source": "w"
        }
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        "han"
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    }
  ],
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}
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    "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
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    "Chinese lemmas",
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    "Chinese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
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  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "昌盍"
    },
    {
      "word": "盍各"
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    {
      "roman": "hédàn",
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      "word": "盍簪"
    }
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      "args": {
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    }
  ],
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      "args": {
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          "how",
          "how"
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        "Classical"
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      "categories": [
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          "ref": "子曰:「盍各言爾志?」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]",
          "text": "子曰:「盍各言尔志?」 [Classical Chinese, simp.]\nFrom: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version\nZǐ yuē: “Hé gè yán ěr zhì?” [Pinyin]",
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        },
        {
          "english": "A man visited Mozi's school. Mozi said: Why not come and study?",
          "ref": "有游於子墨子之門者,子墨子曰:「盍學乎?」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]",
          "text": "有游于子墨子之门者,子墨子曰:「盍学乎?」 [Classical Chinese, simp.]\nFrom: Mozi, c. 4ᵗʰ century BCE\nYǒu yóu yú Zǐ Mòzǐ zhī mén zhě, Zǐ Mòzǐ yuē: “Hé xué hū?” [Pinyin]",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "why not"
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          "why not"
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        "Classical"
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      "categories": [
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      "glosses": [
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          "盍簪",
          "盍簪#Chinese"
        ]
      ]
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "Used in 盍旦."
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        [
          "盍旦",
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      ]
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "Original form of 蓋/盖 (gài, “to cover”)."
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        [
          "蓋",
          "蓋#Chinese"
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        [
          "盖",
          "盖#Chinese"
        ],
        [
          "cover",
          "cover"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Chinese surnames"
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      "glosses": [
        "a surname"
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        [
          "surname",
          "surname"
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      ]
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hé"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "he²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄏㄜˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
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      "zh-pron": "hap⁶"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "hăk"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "khah"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "a̍p"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hé"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hé"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ho²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hé"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "her"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "хэ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
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    {
      "ipa": "/xɤ³⁵/",
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        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
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    {
      "tags": [
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        "Yale"
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    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hap⁹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
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      "zh-pron": "heb⁶"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hɐp̚²/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
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        "Fuzhou"
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      "zh-pron": "hăk"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/haʔ⁵/",
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        "Fuzhou",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "khah"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "a̍p"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "khah"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "a̍p"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "qaq"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ap"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰaʔ³²/",
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        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ap̚⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰaʔ⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ap̚²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰaʔ³²/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ap̚¹²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰaʔ³²/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ap̚⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰaʔ³²/",
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        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ap̚⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
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    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Middle-Chinese"
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      "zh-pron": "hap"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Baxter-Sagart",
        "Old-Chinese"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "/*m-[k]ˤap/"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Old-Chinese",
        "Zhengzhang"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "/*ɡaːb/"
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    {
      "ipa": "/xɤ³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hɐp̚²/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/haʔ⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰaʔ³²/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ap̚⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰaʔ⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ap̚²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰaʔ³²/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ap̚¹²¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰaʔ³²/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ap̚⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰaʔ³²/"
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      "ipa": "/ap̚⁴/"
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      "other": "[k]"
    },
    {
      "other": "/*ɡaːb/"
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  "word": "盍"
}

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  "categories": [
    "Japanese Han characters",
    "Japanese kanji with goon reading ごう",
    "Japanese kanji with historical goon reading がふ",
    "Japanese kanji with historical kan'on reading かふ",
    "Japanese kanji with kan'on reading こう",
    "Japanese kanji with kun reading おお-う",
    "Japanese kanji with kun reading なん-ぞ",
    "Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
    "Japanese terms with redundant transliterations",
    "Uncommon kanji"
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  "lang": "Japanese",
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          "come together"
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        "kanji",
        "uncommon"
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          "congregate"
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        "uncommon"
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        "kanji",
        "uncommon"
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      "glosses": [
        "cover"
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          "cover",
          "cover"
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        "Hyōgai",
        "kanji",
        "uncommon"
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    }
  ],
  "word": "盍"
}

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    }
  ],
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  "pos": "character",
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      "categories": [
        "Korean Han characters",
        "Korean entries with incorrect language header",
        "Korean lemmas",
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      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "Hanja"
      ],
      "tags": [
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}

{
  "forms": [
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      "form": "108",
      "tags": [
        "radical"
      ]
    },
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        "radical"
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        "what? why not?"
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          "what"
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}

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        "Hán-Nôm"
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    },
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      "form": "khạp",
      "tags": [
        "Hán-Nôm"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "vi",
  "pos": "character",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Vietnamese Han characters",
        "Vietnamese Han characters with unconfirmed readings",
        "Vietnamese Han tu",
        "Vietnamese lemmas"
      ],
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        "han"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "no-gloss"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "盍"
}
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  "msg": "Zh-pron header not found in zh_pron_tags or tags: 'Eastern Min'",
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  ],
  "section": "Chinese",
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  "title": "盍",
  "trace": ""
}

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}

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  "title": "盍",
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}

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  "called_from": "pronunciations/296/20230324",
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  "called_from": "pronunciations/296/20230324",
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  "path": [
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}

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