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臢

简臜 · 繁臢

Mandarin · pinyin zā

used in 腌臢 ā zā
Taiwan pr. zāng

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臢: Look up this written character
臜: zā · dirty; filthy

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1 · za1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

zaam1 · zaan3 · zap1 · zim1 · zim3

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

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only used in 腌臢 (āza)

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