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扒

Mandarin · pinyin bā#

to peel
to skin
to tear
to pull down
to cling to (sth on which one is climbing)
to dig

Mandarin · pinyin pá#

to rake up
to steal
to braise
to crawl

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扒: bā · scratch; dig up; crawl; crouch

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1 · ba1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

baat3 · paa1 · paa2 · paa4

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

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Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.

character

to hold on to; to cling to
to dig up; to tear down
to push aside
to strip off; to take off

character

to gather up; to rake up
to pickpocket
to braise
to climb
to lie prone; to crouch down
(regional) to scratch

character

to divide

character

to pull up
to rescue

character

(chiefly Cantonese) chop; steak; slab of meat

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