"AB" meaning in Chinese

See AB in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Determiner

IPA: /ei̯⁵⁵ piː⁵⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /ei̯⁵⁵ piː⁵⁵/ Chinese transliterations: ei¹ bi¹ [Cantonese, Jyutping], ēi bī [Cantonese, Yale], ei¹ bi¹ [Cantonese, Pinyin], éi¹ bi¹ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization]
Etymology: From the first two letters of the English alphabet A and B. Etymology templates: {{der|yue|en|-}} English Head templates: {{head|zh|determiner}} AB
  1. (Hong Kong Cantonese) two separate (instances) Tags: Cantonese, Hong-Kong Related terms: ABC
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          "english": "to go to work separated into two teams (i.e. each team goes to work on alternative days)",
          "raw_tags": [
            "Traditional Chinese"
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          "roman": "fan¹ ei¹ bi¹ tim¹ faan¹ gung¹",
          "tags": [
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          "text": "分AB team返工",
          "type": "example"
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        {
          "english": "to install an \"AB team\" system",
          "raw_tags": [
            "Traditional Chinese"
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            "Cantonese",
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          "english": "to separate into two groups",
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          "roman": "fan¹ ei¹ bi¹ zou²",
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          "text": "分AB组",
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        "two separate (instances)"
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          "two",
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          "separate",
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      "zh-pron": "ei¹ bi¹"
    },
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        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ēi bī"
    },
    {
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        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ei¹ bi¹"
    },
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        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "éi¹ bi¹"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ei̯⁵⁵ piː⁵⁵/",
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      "ipa": "/ei̯⁵⁵ piː⁵⁵/"
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  "word": "AB"
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        },
        {
          "english": "to install an \"AB team\" system",
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            "Traditional Chinese"
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            "Cantonese",
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          "text": "行AB team",
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          "separate",
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        "(Hong Kong Cantonese) two separate (instances)"
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      "zh-pron": "ei¹ bi¹"
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      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
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      "zh-pron": "ēi bī"
    },
    {
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        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ei¹ bi¹"
    },
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        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "éi¹ bi¹"
    },
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        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
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}

Download raw JSONL data for AB meaning in Chinese (2.2kB)

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