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許願
  heoi2 jyun6   jyutping
  xu3 yuan4   pinyin
make a vow to a god; promise someone a reward | []: 誓願

verb

Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
許願

This word has been viewed 1471 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by bybell on 12th Sep 2008 04:11 and last edited on 15th Nov 2008 18:40
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Characters in this word:

 heoi2  -  allow; promise; praise; maybe; about
 jyun6  -  wish, hope, desire

2 compounds containing this word:

封官許願 - to offer official posts and make lavish promises (said as a pejorative)
許願樹 - wishing tree(s)
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