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虞

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Pronunciation

Peng'im: ngo5
POJ: ngô
Variety: chaozhou

Meanings and usage

verb: to worry, to be concerned about, to anticipate
虞, 擔憂

The character carries many unrelated senses under one generic reading (ancient officer title, legendary creature, dynasty/state name, surname, alt form of 娛, 'to worry/predict'); the literary verb sense was chosen as the most usable for a dictionary entry.

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