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eighty-five; 85

1. (Chinese mythology) Eight Immortals

2 meanings

(usually said of a child) sensible; capable; good; thoughtful; smart; well-behaved

to handle official business; to work especially in an office environment

office a room, set of rooms, building, or department used for non-manual work or to provide a particular service (classifier: 間)

means; solution; way of doing something

(Zhenghe Northern Min, Datian Min, Central Min) mute person; dumb person

1. version (classifier: 個)

2 meanings

1. household registers and maps; population and territory

2 meanings

1. (medicine) virus

2 meanings

1. to have morning sickness

2 meanings

feet that have not undergone footbinding

(&) 疒

(Northern Min) to have diarrhea

1. (Northern Min, disease) cholera a severe diarrhoeal disease

2 meanings

vernacular speech; everyday language

1. Bàng-uâ-cê a Latin alphabet-based orthography for Eastern Min, BUC

2 meanings

cabbage

to hem, line, create an edge

(Kinmen Hokkien, Matsu Eastern Min) corn; maize

1. doctorate; Ph.D.

6 meanings

1. every manifestation of nature; all living things

2 meanings

(countable) museum (classifier: 間)

1. secretary person who does clerical work

2 meanings

to line up; to queue up

(religion) to receive protection especially from deities

(law) defendant; the accused; respondent

(honorific) Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty

(law, countable) the injured party; victim

to compare favourably with; to (be able to) match; to be comparable with