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惹

Mandarin · pinyin rě

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惹: rě · irritate, vex, offend, incite

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3 · re3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

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

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character · Etymology 1

to cause (a problem); to court
to offend; to provoke; to irritate; to vex
to attract; to cause (a reaction)
(Cantonese) to attract (an animal)
(Cantonese) to infect

character · Etymology 2

(alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 偌 (“such; so”)
used in 惹惹

character · Etymology 3

(Mandarin, Internet slang, usually women's speech, LGBTQ slang) alternative form of 了, conveying the speaker’s emotions such as cuteness, coquettishness, playfulness, cheerfulness, or mildness

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