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猁

Mandarin · pinyin lì

used in 猞猁 shē lì

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猁: lì · a kind of monkey

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4 · li4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

lei6

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

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character · Etymology 1

only used in 猞猁 (shēlì)

character · Etymology 2

(Hong Kong Cantonese, soccer, neologism, Internet slang, humorous or derogatory) Liverpool F.C. or its supporters

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