郡望 (gwan6 mong6): choronym (a family's region of origin, used as an indicator of superior social status in a surname-choronym combination) (For example, the Tang writer Han Yu 韓愈|韩愈[Han2 Yu4] is also known as 韓昌黎|韩昌黎[Han2 Chang1 li2], where 韓|韩[Han2] is his surname and 昌黎[Chang1 li2] is his clan's ancestral prefecture 郡[jun4].) | Cantonese Dictionary | YumCha

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choronym (a family's region of origin, used as an indicator of superior social status in a surname-choronym combination) (For example, the Tang writer Han Yu 韓愈|韩愈[Han2 Yu4] is also known as 韓昌黎|韩昌黎[Han2 Chang1 li2], where 韓|韩[Han2] is his surname and 昌黎[Chang1 li2] is his clan's ancestral prefecture 郡[jun4].)

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T1High level

T2High rising

T3Mid level

T4Low falling

T5Low rising

T6Low level

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gaan3 zaang3see 諍諫|诤谏[zheng4 jian4]

gung2 pou5to enfold

gaau1 fun1to have cordial relations with each other

gwat1 lik6(Chinese calligraphy) vigor of brushstrokes

go2 bin6(slang) that side; that way; there; over there; located in…; near…; by…;

gu3 zi2old site

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