"fo" meaning in Chinese

See fo in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /fou̯⁵⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /fou̯⁵⁵/ Chinese transliterations: fou¹ [Cantonese, Jyutping], fōu [Cantonese, Yale], fou¹ [Cantonese, Pinyin], fou¹ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization]
Etymology: From clipping of English focus. Etymology templates: {{der|yue|en|focus}} English focus Head templates: {{head|zh|noun}} fo, {{tlb|zh|Hong Kong Cantonese}} (Hong Kong Cantonese)
  1. Alternative form of foc. Tags: Cantonese, Hong-Kong, alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: foc
    Sense id: en-fo-zh-noun-Pxa~9rVX
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /foʊ̯⁵⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /foʊ̯⁵⁵/ Chinese transliterations: fōu [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄈㄡ [Mandarin, bopomofo], fōu [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], fou [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], fou¹ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], fōu [Mandarin, Yale], fou [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], фоу [Mandarin, Palladius], fou [Mandarin, Palladius]
Etymology: Borrowed from English follow. Etymology templates: {{bor|zh|en|follow}} English follow Head templates: {{zh-verb}} fo
  1. (Internet, Internet slang) to follow (subscribe to see content from an account on a social media platform) Tags: Internet Categories (topical): Internet Synonyms: 關注/关注 (guānzhù), 關注 (guānzhù), 关注 (guānzhù)
    Sense id: en-fo-zh-verb-qnaNVr2k
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /fou̯⁵⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /fou̯⁵⁵/ Chinese transliterations: fou¹ [Cantonese, Jyutping], fōu [Cantonese, Yale], fou¹ [Cantonese, Pinyin], fou¹ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization]
Etymology: From clipping of English focus. Etymology templates: {{der|yue|en|focus}} English focus Head templates: {{head|zh|verb}} fo, {{tlb|zh|Hong Kong Cantonese}} (Hong Kong Cantonese)
  1. Alternative form of foc. Tags: Cantonese, Hong-Kong, alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: foc
    Sense id: en-fo-zh-verb-Pxa~9rVX
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /fɔː⁵⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /fɔː⁵⁵/ Chinese transliterations: fo¹ [Cantonese, Jyutping], fō [Cantonese, Yale], fo¹ [Cantonese, Pinyin], fo¹ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization]
Etymology: From clipping of English follow. Etymology templates: {{der|yue|en|follow}} English follow Head templates: {{head|zh|verb}} fo, {{tlb|zh|Hong Kong Cantonese}} (Hong Kong Cantonese)
  1. (Internet slang) Alternative form of fol. Tags: Cantonese, Hong-Kong, Internet, alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: fol
    Sense id: en-fo-zh-verb-tNdGtaIU Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Chinese terms written in foreign scripts, Hong Kong Cantonese Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 19 14 19 48 Disambiguation of Chinese terms written in foreign scripts: 22 8 22 49 Disambiguation of Hong Kong Cantonese: 19 15 19 48
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3
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  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from English follow.",
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        "(Internet, Internet slang) to follow (subscribe to see content from an account on a social media platform)"
      ],
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        {
          "roman": "guānzhù",
          "word": "關注/关注"
        },
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          "roman": "guānzhù",
          "word": "關注"
        },
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          "roman": "guānzhù",
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        }
      ],
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  ],
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄈㄡ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "fōu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "fou"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "fou¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "fōu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "fou"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "фоу"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "fou"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/foʊ̯⁵⁵/",
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        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/foʊ̯⁵⁵/"
    }
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    }
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "fō"
    },
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    },
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      "tags": [
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        "Guangdong-Romanization"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/fɔː⁵⁵/",
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        "Sinological-IPA"
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    {
      "ipa": "/fɔː⁵⁵/"
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    },
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      "zh-pron": "fōu"
    },
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    },
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      "zh-pron": "фоу"
    },
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      ],
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    },
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    }
  ],
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    {
      "roman": "guānzhù",
      "word": "關注/关注"
    },
    {
      "roman": "guānzhù",
      "word": "關注"
    },
    {
      "roman": "guānzhù",
      "word": "关注"
    }
  ],
  "word": "fo"
}

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    },
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        {
          "word": "fol"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "Chinese internet slang"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Alternative form of fol."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Internet",
          "Internet"
        ],
        [
          "slang",
          "slang"
        ],
        [
          "fol",
          "fol#Chinese"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Internet slang) Alternative form of fol."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Hong-Kong",
        "Internet",
        "alt-of",
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "fo¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "fō"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "fo¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "fo¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/fɔː⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/fɔː⁵⁵/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "fo"
}

Download raw JSONL data for fo meaning in Chinese (5.6kB)

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  "msg": "Zh-pron header not found in zh_pron_tags or tags: '(Standard Chinese)⁺'",
  "path": [
    "fo"
  ],
  "section": "Chinese",
  "subsection": "",
  "title": "fo",
  "trace": ""
}

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  "called_from": "pronunciations/296/20230324",
  "msg": "Zh-pron header not found in zh_pron_tags or tags: '(Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺'",
  "path": [
    "fo"
  ],
  "section": "Chinese",
  "subsection": "",
  "title": "fo",
  "trace": ""
}

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  "called_from": "pronunciations/296/20230324",
  "msg": "Zh-pron header not found in zh_pron_tags or tags: '(Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺'",
  "path": [
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  ],
  "section": "Chinese",
  "subsection": "",
  "title": "fo",
  "trace": ""
}

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