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罾

Mandarin · pinyin zēng

large square net

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罾: zēng · a large square net, lowered and raised from the bank of the river

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1 · zeng1

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zang1 · zang6

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character · Etymology 1

large square fishing net
(literary or Hokkien, Leizhou Min) to fish with a large square fishing net

character · Etymology 2

only used in 巴巴罾兒／巴巴罾儿 (bābazèngr)

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