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简窝 · 繁窩

Mandarin · pinyin wō

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窝: wō · nest; cave, den; hiding place

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nest
nest — thing or place resembling a nest
cave; den
(figurative) hiding place
depression; pit; dimple; socket
to bend
to be choked (with emotion)
to hide something; to cause something to not be found
to lay idle
(colloquial) to stay (in a place)
Classifier for litter; brood.
(Internet slang) pronunciation spelling of 我 (wǒ, “I; me”)

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