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棟

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Pronunciation

Peng'im: dong3
POJ: tòng
Variety: chaozhou

Meanings and usage

classifier: classifier for buildings, ridgepole; main beam of a house
棟

The page does not indicate whether the Teochew reading covers the classifier sense (for buildings) or the literary noun sense (ridgepole/main beam); classifier use is far more common in everyday speech so it is listed first.

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