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佞

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Pronunciation

Peng'im: lêng6
POJ: lěng
Variety: chaozhou

Meanings and usage

adjective: flattering, hypocritical, crafty
奸佞, 佞

This archaic character has many obsolete/overlapping senses (eloquent, flatterer, evil, hypocritical, dizzy) on the page, and it is unclear which single sense the Teochew reading lêng6 is meant to isolate; the core 'crafty/flattering' sense (as in 奸佞) was chosen as most representative.

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