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蛙

Mandarin · pinyin wā

frog
Classifier: 隻 zhī

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蛙: wā · frog

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

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character · Etymology 1

frog
(swimming) short for 蛙泳 (wāyǒng, “breaststroke”)
(Mainland China, slang, derogatory, offensive) Taiwanese person

character · Etymology 2

only used in 蝭蛙

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