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下墜

简下坠 · 繁下墜

Mandarin · pinyin xià zhuì

(of objects) to fall
to drop
to droop
(medicine) to experience tenesmus

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下: xià · under, underneath, below; down; inferior; bring down
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坠: zhuì · fall down, drop, sink, go to ruin

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4–4 · xia4 zhui4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

haa6 zeoi6

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verb

to fall; to drop
to experience tenesmus

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