Etymology

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Today it means: To modify (a gadget or vehicle). Full definition →

Hokkien 裝 /装
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  1. Hokkien · borrowed from裝 /装
  2. English todayzhng

From Hokkien 裝 /装 (chng), compare Cantonese 裝 /装 (zong¹, “to install; to redecorate”). Spelling influenced by Mandarin Pinyin.

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