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9		ㄩㄝ [yUe1] .Homophone
A Chinese Talking Syllabary of the Cantonese Dialect
NA treaty, agreement, appointment: 條約 treaty;
盟約 treaty of alliance;
和約 peace treaty;
契約 commercial agreement;
婚約 marriage agreement;
聘約 appointment (to teach), also betrothal;
訂約，立約 make an agreement, treaty;
諦約 form agreement;
背約 break agreement or treaty;
解約，退約 terminate agreement;
踐約 carry out terms of agreement;
爽約 fail to turn up;
赴約 go to appointment;
約期，約會 [yUe1qi2], [yUe1hui4]↓;
舊約，新約 the Old, New Testament.
V(1)  To make an appointment: 約定 [yUe1ding4]↓;
邀約 invite.
(2)  To restrain, keep in control: 約束 [yUe1shu4]1↓.
Adj(1)  Simple, -ly, brief, -ly: 約言之 to put it briefly.
(2)  Careful in spending: 節約，儉約 ditto.
(3)  About, roughly: 約莫，約略 [yUe1mo0], [yUe1lUe4]↓.
(4)  Indistinct: 隱約，隱隱約約 ditto.
Words1.約請 [yUe1qing3], v. t., to invite. 
2.約期 [yUe1qi2], v.t. & n., (to make) appointment. 
3.約迭 [yUe1die2], adj., (MC) about (100 people, etc.). 
4.約定 [yUe1ding4], v.t., to agree (on date, meeting). 
5.約法 [yUe1fa3], n., as in 約法三章 (AC) simple agreement with the people by new government. 
6.約分 [yUe1fen1], n., (math.) common denominator. 
7.約黃 [yUe1huang2], n., (MC) yellowish paint on ladies’ temples. 
8.約會 [yUe1hui4], n., an appointment. 
9.約計 [yUe1ji4], adv., in rough reckoning. 
10.約據 [yUe1jU4], n., written agreement. 
11.約指 [yUe1zhi3], n., ring finger. 
12.約略 [yUe1lUe4], adv., roughly (in estimate): 約略這個時候 about this time; 約略半月 about a fortnight. 
13.約莫 [yUe1mo0], adv., ditto. 
14.約束 [yUe1shu4]1, v.t., to restrain, control (children). 
15.約數 [yUe1shu4]2, n., (math.) divider, cf. 倍數 multiple. 
16.約同 [yUe1tong2], adv., together with (a few friends, etc.).