攘竊

简 攘窃 · 繁 攘竊
Mandarin · pinyin rǎng qiè

Meanings

  1. to usurp
  2. to steal
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攘
rǎng · seize, take by force; repel
竊
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窃
qiè · secretly, stealthily; steal; thief
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Mandarin tones

3–4 · rang3 qie4

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joeng4 sit3

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

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