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打蠟

简打蜡 · 繁打蠟

Mandarin · pinyin dǎ là

to wax (a car, floor etc)

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打: dǎ · strike, hit, beat; fight; attack
蠟: Look up this written character
蜡: là · wax; candle; waxy, glazed; maggot; (same as 䄍) meaning imperial harvest

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3–4 · da3 la4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

daa2 laap6

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verb

(verb-object) to wax; to apply wax

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