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瀆

简渎 · 繁瀆

Mandarin · pinyin dú

disrespectful
(literary) ditch

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渎: dú · ditch, sluice, gutter, drain

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2 · du2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

dau6 · duk6

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(literary) ditch; sluice; gutter; drain
(literary) great river; large river
(literary) to show disrespect or contempt, to be rude to, to annoy, to profane

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(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 竇 /窦 (dòu, “opening; hole”)

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