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嘔

简呕 · 繁嘔

Mandarin · pinyin ǒu

vomit

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嘔: Look up this written character
呕: ǒu · vomit; annoy, enrage

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3 · ou3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

au1 · au2 · au3 · heoi1

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

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character · Etymology 1

to vomit

character · Etymology 2

(alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 謳 /讴 (ōu, “to sing”)
(onomatopoeia) Used to describe orchestral music, cooing, etc.

character · Etymology 3

to make someone angry
to become angry

character · Etymology 4

(literary) affable; kind
(literary) to exhale air to warm something up

character · Etymology 5

(obsolete) the sound of anger

character · Etymology 6

An informal greeting.

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