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盧

简卢 · 繁盧

Mandarin · pinyin lú#

(old) rice vessel
black
old variant of 廬 lú
(slang) (Tw) troublesome
fussy

Mandarin · pinyin Lú#

surname Lu
abbr. for Luxembourg 盧森堡 Lú sēn bǎo

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卢: lú · cottage, hut; surname; black

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leoi4 · lou4

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a surname
(obsolete) rice bowl
(obsolete) black
(Taiwan slang) to make trouble without reason (Originated from 挐)
(abbreviation, alt-of) short for 盧森堡／卢森堡 (Lúsēnbǎo, “Luxembourg”)

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