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撐拒

简撑拒 · 繁撐拒

Mandarin · pinyin chēng jù

to resist
to struggle
to sustain

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拒: jù · ward off with hand, defend
撑: chēng · prop up, support; brace

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1–4 · cheng1 ju4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

caang3 keoi5

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

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