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垺

Mandarin · pinyin póu

extremely large

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垺: fú · extremely large

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2 · pou2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

fu1 · pau4 · pui1

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character · Etymology 1

(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) earth; dust
(alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 郛 (fú, “outer city wall”)

character · Etymology 2

(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) grand; magnificent

character · Etymology 3

(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) pottery mould

character · Etymology 4

(alt-of, alternative) only used in 垺塿／垺𪣻, alternative form of 培塿 /培𪣻 (pǒulǒu)

character · Etymology 5

(Southern Min) heap; pile

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