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疼

Mandarin · pinyin téng

(it) hurts; sore
to love dearly

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疼: téng · aches, pains; be fond of; love

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2 · teng2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

tang4 · tung3 · tung4

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character · Etymology 1

painful; aching; sore
to be fond of; to love

character · Etymology 2

(Eastern, Southern and Puxian Min) painful; aching; sore
(Eastern, Southern and Puxian Min) to love; to cherish

character · Etymology 3

(Cantonese) alternative form of 痛 (“painful; aching; sore; to be fond of; to love”)

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