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枴

简 拐 · 繁 枴
Mandarin · pinyin guǎi

Meanings

  1. cane
  2. walking stick
  3. crutch
  4. old man's staff
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枴
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拐
guǎi · kidnap, abduct; turn
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

gwaai2

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character · Etymology 1

  1. cane; walking stick

character · Etymology 2

  1. (Hokkien) to abduct (someone)
  2. (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taiwanese and Philippine Hokkien) to run into obstacles; to be in an unfavorable situation; to face impediments
  3. (Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) to sprain; to wrench
  4. (Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Quanzhou Hokkien) to appropriate for one party what should have gone to another
  5. (Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Quanzhou Hokkien) to hold someone's hands behind their back
  6. (Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to arm-wrestle; to compare each other's wrist strength
  7. (Taiwanese Hokkien) to commit a blunder; to make a mistake
  8. (Zhangzhou Hokkien) to not have good relations (with someone)
  9. (Zhangzhou Hokkien) to twist; to wring; to bend
  10. (Zhangzhou Hokkien) to argue stubbornly; to argue against all reason

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