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掖

Mandarin · pinyin yē#

to tuck (into a pocket)
to hide
to conceal

Mandarin · pinyin yè#

to support by the arm
to help
to promote
at the side
also pr. yì

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掖: yē · support with the arms; stick in, tuck in; fold up

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

jat6 · jik6 · jip3

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to support with the arms
to tuck
to conceal; to hide
(Hokkien) to scatter
(Hokkien) to sprinkle
(obsolete) alternative form of 腋 (yè, “armpit”)
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) side

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