yǐn

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Source form: 听
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
smile (archaic)
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-b641d8d7029a4940. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

听 听 [yin3] /smile (archaic)/

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tīng

All readings
Source form: 聽 / 听
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to listen to; to hear / to heed; to obey / a can (loanword from English "tin") / classifier for canned beverages / to let be; to allow (Taiwan pr. [tìng]) / (literary) to administer; to deal with (Taiwan pr. [tìng])
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-801ba9ba5def22f1. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

聽 听 [ting1] /to listen to; to hear/to heed; to obey/a can (loanword from English "tin")/classifier for canned beverages/to let be; to allow (Taiwan pr. [ting4])/(literary) to administer; to deal with (Taiwan pr. [ting4])/

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Other forms in these source records: 聽

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