薅

Mandarin · pinyin hāo

Meanings

  1. to weed
  2. to grip or clutch
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薅
hāo · to weed; to eradicate
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

hou1

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

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  1. to pull off weeds
  2. to pull; to grab

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