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默認

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Pronunciation

Peng'im: mig8 ring7
POJ: mi̍k-jīng
Variety: chaozhou

Pronunciation note: Realised [dz] ~ [z] ~ [l] depending on speaker and register; many younger speakers merge it with /l/. The cited sources corroborate [dz], relaxing to [z] for younger/overseas speakers; neither attests the further merger to /l/.

Meanings and usage

verb: to acquiesce; to tacitly approve, (computing) default
默认

Page gives both a verb sense ('to tacitly agree') and a separate adjective/computing sense ('default'); picked the verb as primary but the computing sense may be equally or more common in modern usage.

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