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The Cantonese word pou tung - 普通 - pou2 tung1
(common in Cantonese)





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Romanization (Jyutping)

pou2 tung1

English translations

common,
ordinary, general, average

Chinese characters:

普通
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普通 (pou2 tung1) is composed of these characters: 普, 通
The traditional Chinese characters of pou2 tung1 are identical with the modern (simplified) characters displayed above.

Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)

general  |  also: in common use
普通 ( pou tung / pou2 tung1 ) belongs to the 500 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 488)
Cantonese words containing the word 普通 ( pou tung / pou2 tung1 ) :
pou2 tung1 ( 普通话 )
More words that mean common in Cantonese
gung6 tung4 ( 共同 ), jim2 ( 广 )

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