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悝

Mandarin · pinyin kuī#

to laugh at

Mandarin · pinyin lǐ#

worried
afflicted

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悝: kuī · to laugh at to pity; afflicted, sad

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

fui1 · lei5

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

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character · Etymology 1

(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to tease; to mock; to ridicule
Used in personal names.

character · Etymology 2

(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) afflicted; sad

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