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潑物

简泼物 · 繁潑物

Mandarin · pinyin pō wù

evil creature (curse word)

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物: wù · thing, substance, creature
泼: pō · pour, splash, water, sprinkle

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1–4 · po1 wu4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

put3 mat6

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

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