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噁

简𫫇 · 繁噁

Mandarin · pinyin è

variant of 惡 è, used in names of chemical compounds

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𫫇: è · nastiness; nauseate: sickening

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4 · e4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

ok3 · wu3

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

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character · Etymology 1

used in 噁心／恶心 (ěxīn)
(Taiwanese Mandarin) disgusting; revolting

character · Etymology 2

only used in 喑噁／喑恶 (yīnwù)

character · Etymology 3

only used in 噁噁／恶恶 (wòwò)

character · Etymology 4

(chemistry) Used in transcription.: ox(y)-

character · Etymology 5

(Hokkien) to vomit
(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to make a vomiting sound

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