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蛤

Mandarin · pinyin gé#

(bound form) clam
used in 蛤蚧 gé jiè

Mandarin · pinyin há#

used in 蛤蟆 há ma

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蛤: há · clam

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2 · ge2

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gaap3 · gap3 · haa1 · haa4

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character · Etymology 1

clam

character · Etymology 2

only used in 蛤蟆 (háma); also used as its short form frog; toad
(Mainland China, Internet slang) Nickname of Jiang Zemin in Moha culture.

character · Etymology 3

(chiefly Internet) Used to indicate doubt or questioning. what?, huh?, eh

character · Etymology 4

(dialectal) frog

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