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磑

简硙 · 繁磑

Mandarin · pinyin ái#

used in 磑磑 ái ái

Mandarin · pinyin wéi#

used in 磑磑 wéi wéi

Mandarin · pinyin wèi#

(literary) grindstone
(literary) to mill

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磑: Look up this written character
硙: wèi · stone mill; grind; break apart

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

hoi2 · ngai4 · ngoi4 · ngoi6 · wai3

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

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character · Etymology 1

(literary or regional) grindstone; roller used to mill grains
(literary) to grind

character · Etymology 2

used in 磑磑／硙硙 (ái'ái)

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