琀

Mandarin · pinyin hán

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  1. gems or pearls formerly put into the mouth of a corpse
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琀
hán · gems of pearls formerly put into the mouth of a corpse
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2 · han2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

ham3 · ham6

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  1. (historical) gems and pearls put into the mouth of a corpse

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