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曳

Mandarin · pinyin yè

to drag
to pull
Taiwan pr. yì

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曳: yè · trail, tow, drag, pull

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4 · ye4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

jai5 · jai6

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character · Etymology 1

to drag; to pull
(literary) to float in the wind; to sway
(obsolete) tired; fatigued

character · Etymology 2

(Cantonese) inferior; of poor quality
(Cantonese) naughty; ill-behaved; unruly

character · Etymology 3

(Hokkien) alternative form of 擛 (“to fan; to flap”)

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