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兀
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- 兀
- wù · to cut off the feet
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Mandarin tones
4 · wu4
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
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Cantonese word readings for 兀. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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character · Etymology 1
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) towering
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) bald
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to cut off the feet
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) unpeaceful
- a surname
character · Etymology 2
- only used in 兀禿／兀秃
character · Etymology 3
- (dialectal Mandarin, Jin) that
- (archaic) Used before pronouns to form bisyllabic pronouns.
character · Etymology 4
- (Northern Min) that
character · Etymology 5
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) still; yet
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