Let us discuss this character 約｜约
We pronounce this character as ioh4, iaoh4 and iag4.
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le2
ioh4 i1 gui2huê3 |
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汝約伊幾歲｜汝约伊几岁 |
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You
make a guess to how old he is. |
iaoh4 [see Zhang Xiao Shan 2nd Ed dictionary page 504]
– to use one’s hand to estimate the weight of something
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Le2
iaoh4 tion2 u6 rioh8 dang6 |
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汝約睇有若重｜汝约睇有若重 |
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You
estimate its weight. |
iag4 to use a balance or scale to obtain the weight of something
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Le2
iag4 tion2 u6 rioh8 dang6 |
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汝約睇有若重｜汝约睇有若重 |
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You
weight (it) and see how heavy it is. |
ioh4dian7 約定｜约定 – to have an agreement – according to ZXS page 637, is said as duang3ioh4 斷約｜断约 and we know this character 斷 as deng6 like deng6ke3 斷去｜断去 for broken, disconnected [Mandarin 斷了｜断了]
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