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擂

Mandarin · pinyin léi#

to pound (with a mortar and pestle); to hit (a person); to beat (a drum); to bang on (a door)
(dialect) to scold

Mandarin · pinyin lèi#

(bound form) platform for a martial art contest
Taiwan pr. léi

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擂: léi · rub, grind; grind with a mortar and pestle; triturate

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character · Etymology 1

to grind
to beat
(Hakka) to wipe hard/ roughly

character · Etymology 2

only used in 擂臺／擂台 (lèitái)

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