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控

Mandarin · pinyin kòng

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控: kòng · accuse, charge; control

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to control; to take charge of
to accuse; to charge
to hang upside down
to turn upside down to empty
(of parts of the body) to fail to be sufficiently supported
(Internet slang, originally chiefly ACG) -phile
(idol fandom) concert
(Internet slang) strong liking
(Internet slang) to strongly like
to open a bow; to draw the bowstring
to impede
to throw
to bend
to halt
(Southern Min) to dig out with one's finger
(Southern Min) to use various means to acquire someone's money or property
(Taiwanese Hokkien) to climb

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(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to remove

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(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to beat

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