授權 (sau6 kyun4 | shou4 quan2) : to authorize

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授權

sau6 kyun4

shou4 quan2

[1] [v] authorize; empower; endorse authority
[2] [n] authorization
[3] [adj] vesting; enabling

[antonym] 受權

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Level: 3 Google Frequency: 12,200,000

This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

授權 / 授权

This word has been viewed 1772 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by bybell on 31st Aug 2005 23:37 and last edited on 24th Nov 2010 10:14

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Characters in this word:

授 sau6 - confer; teach
權 kyun4 - power; right; weigh; measure; temporarily

3 compounds containing this word:

授權書 - certificate of authorization; commission of authority; power of attoney
未經授權 - unauthorised, unauthorized
香港版權複製授權協會 - Hong Kong Reprographic Rights Licensing Society

One Cantonese Homophone / Homophone Variant for this word:

受權 sau6 kyun4 shou4 quan2 = be authorized

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Decimal representation of this word: 授權

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