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吊

Mandarin · pinyin diào

to suspend
to hang up
to hang a person

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吊: diào · condole, mourn, pity; hang

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4 · diao4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

diu3

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to condole; to mourn; to pity
to hang
to lift up with a rope
to revoke
Classifier for strings of 1000 copper coins.
(alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 屌 (diǎo, “(vulgar) penis”)

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