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礧

Mandarin · pinyin lèi

roll stone down hill
stone pile

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

leoi6

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character · Etymology 1

(alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 礌 (lèi, “to roll rocks down onto enemies”)

character · Etymology 2

(literally, figurative) to strike; to hit; to ram

character · Etymology 3

uneven; not smooth; rough
unfair; unjust
indignant; resentful
appearance of piles of rocks
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to pile up
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) large; tall

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