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呷

Mandarin · pinyin gā#

used in 呷呷 gā gā

Mandarin · pinyin xiā#

to sip; to drink
Taiwan pr. xiá

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呷: xiā · xiá · suck, swallow, drink

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1 · ga1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

gaat3 · haap3

Cantonese word readings for 呷. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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character · Etymology 1

to sip; to suck; to drink

character · Etymology 2

(alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 嘎 (“to quack (like a duck)”)
(alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 嘎 (“to laugh”)

character · Etymology 3

(obsolete) Cape of Good Hope

character · Etymology 4

(obsolete) Malacca

character · Etymology 5

(chiefly Hokkien) alternative form of 食 (“to eat; to drink; to take in”)

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