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拋

简抛 · 繁拋

Mandarin · pinyin pāo

to throw
to toss
to fling
to cast
to abandon

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抛: pāo · throw (away)

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paau1

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

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to throw away; to discard; to give up; to abandon; to reject
to throw; to cast; to toss; to lob
to sell in large quantities or at low prices
(archaic or in compounds) to reveal; to expose; to uncover

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