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圪墶

简圪垯 · 繁圪墶

Mandarin · pinyin gē da

mound; knoll
swelling or lump on skin; pimple
knot; lump
preoccupation; problem

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圪: gē · (圪墶) a pimple; a mound
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垯: da · (圪墶) a pimple; a mound

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1–5 · ge1 da5

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noun

(alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 疙瘩 (“bump; lump”)
(usually in placenames) hillock; knoll

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