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垃

Mandarin · pinyin lā

used in 垃圾 lā jī
Taiwan pr. lè

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垃: lā · garbage, refuse, waste

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

laa1 · laap6

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

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character · Etymology 1

only used in 垃圾 (lājī)

character · Etymology 2

(Northern, Wu) to be at; to be located at
(Northern, Wu) at; in
(Northern, Wu) be ...-ing; in the middle of doing something (indicating an action in progress)

character · Etymology 3

(Northern, Wu) only used in 坷垃 (kēlā)

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