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紫脹

简紫胀 · 繁紫脹

Mandarin · pinyin zǐ zhàng

to get red and swollen

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紫: zǐ · purple, violet; amethyst; surname
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胀: zhàng · swell, inflate, expand

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3–4 · zi3 zhang4

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zi2 zoeng3

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

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