Chinese Word Entry

籠統

Simplified Chinese form: 笼统

Mandarin (Zhuyin): ㄌㄨㄥˇ ㄊㄨㄥˇ
Mandarin (Pinyin): lǒng tǒng
Cantonese (Jyutping): lung5 tung2
Definitions:
  1. general

  2. broad

  3. sweeping

  4. lacking in detail

  5. vague


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Chinese characters used in this word

basket, devote oneself, seclude oneself, cage, coop, implied, cage-like basket
Readings
Mandarin: ㄌㄨㄥˊ (lóng), ㄌㄨㄥˇ (lǒng)
Cantonese: lung4
Japanese: ロウ (rou)、 ル (ru) / かご (kago)、 こ.める (komeru)、 こも.る (komoru)、 こ.む (komu)
Korean: 롱 (rong), 농 (nong)
Vietnamese: lung, lộng, lồng
Variants
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overall, relationship, ruling, governing, govern, command, control, unite
Readings
Mandarin: ㄊㄨㄥˇ (tǒng)
Cantonese: tung2
Japanese: トウ (tou) / す.べる (suberu)、 すじ (suji)、 おさめる (osameru)
Korean: 통 (tong)
Vietnamese: thống
Variants
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