爆骨

Cantonese · source Jyutpingbaau3 gwat1

Meanings

  1. (verb) (of Knitting & Sewing) the line of junction sewed by two pieces of fabric along its margin is bursting; bursting at the seam
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Same syllable, six tones

gwat骨gwat1bonegwat2—gwat3—gwat4—gwat5—掘gwat6to dig

Characters whose customary Unihan reading (kCantonese) is this syllable in each tone, chosen as in the tone atlas (2013 standard level, then the number of CC-CEDICT words they form), with CC-Canto 2017's meaning for that reading; a dash means no catalogue character has that reading. Checked syllables (-p, -t, -k) normally carry tones 1, 3 and 6. Character readings, not word readings; no frequency implied.

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CC-Canto includes this pinyin reference: bao4 gu3. It does not establish a Mandarin word with the same meaning.

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Exact source record & identity爆骨 爆骨 [bao4 gu3] {baau3 gwat1} /(verb) (of Knitting & Sewing) the line of junction sewed by two pieces of fabric along its margin is bursting; bursting at the seam/

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