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楔

Mandarin · pinyin xiē

wedge
to hammer in (variant of 揳 xiē)

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楔: xiē · wedge; gatepost; foreword

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sit3

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

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character · Etymology 1

wedge; peg
(dialectal) to drive; to wedge (a wedge, nail, etc.)
(Hokkien) to stuff in; to plug in; to fill in
(Quanzhou, Singapore and Xiamen Hokkien) wedge; peg; stopper
(Mainland China Hokkien and Singapore Hokkien, figurative) to bribe

character · Etymology 2

(Cantonese) alternative form of 𤗈 (sip³)

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