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俚
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- 俚
- lǐ · rustic, vulgar, unpolished; mean
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3 · li3
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Compare dictionary sources Wiktionary · 5 senses · 1 Cantonese reading
Rime Cantonese 粵拼
lei5
Cantonese word readings for 俚. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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character · Etymology 1
- (obsolete) to rely on
- (literary) rustic; vulgar; unpolished
- folk; popular
- (historical) general name for non-Han ethnic groups living in southern China
character · Etymology 2
- (Suzhounese) he; she
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