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| Processed by: | richwarm (2026-08-14 20:49:33 UTC) |
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<< review queue entry 88838 - submitted by 'cws' >> single source of truth vs repeating 老闆 老板 [lao3 ban3] /boss/business proprietor/CL:個|个[ge4]/ 老板 老板 [lao3 ban3] /variant of 老闆|老板[lao3 ban3]/ I'm not sure if the second entry (了解 了解) need to repeat the definition instead of just referencing the 瞭解 了解's definition by using the format /variant of traditionalHere|simplifiedHere[pinyinHere]/. The 瞭解 了解's definition might be changed and then the 了解 了解's definition will be not in sync with 瞭解 了解's definition if both entries are not changed at the same time 瞭解 了解 [liao3 jie3] /to understand/to realize/to find out/ 了解 了解 [liao3 jie3] /to understand/to realize/to find out/ I'm not pushing that things need to be super consistent by converting some entries to *variant of* format. Or it might just be that by practice, 了解 is not considered a variant, it is considered very official? Or it might be just a practical reason, 了解 is used very often, it will be confusing to always see its definition as a variant? ------------------- Editor: 老闆 is significantly more common as a trad form compared to 老板, so 老闆 is the main entry. 瞭解 and 了解 are both commonly used trad forms, but 了解 appears to be somewhat more common than 瞭解, based on - Google result counts, with the verbatim search option and using "site:.tw" - usage in Taiwan Panorama articles - Wiktionary indicating that 瞭解 "is a variant form of 了解" |
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# - 了解 了解 [liao3 jie3] /to understand/to realize/to find out/ # + 了解 了解 [[liao3jie3]] /variant of 瞭解|了解[liao3jie3]/ # Editor: - 瞭解 了解 [liao3 jie3] /to understand/to realize/to find out/ + 瞭解 了解 [[liao3jie3]] /variant of 了解[liao3jie3]/ - 了解 了解 [liao3 jie3] /to understand/to realize/to find out/ + 了解 了解 [[liao3jie3]] /to understand; to know about/to learn about; to find out/ - 老板 老板 [lao3 ban3] /variant of 老闆|老板[lao3 ban3]/ + 老板 老板 [[lao3ban3]] /variant of 老闆|老板[lao3ban3]/ - 老闆 老板 [lao3 ban3] /boss/business proprietor/CL:個|个[ge4]/ + 老闆 老板 [[lao3ban3]] /boss; proprietor/ |