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拒

Mandarin · pinyin jù

to resist
to repel
to refuse

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拒: jù · ward off with hand, defend

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4 · ju4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

keoi5

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(formal, or in compounds) to resist; to repel; to withstand
(formal, or in compounds) to refuse; to reject
(obsolete) to guard
(obsolete) to reach; to arrive

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