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跑
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- 跑
- pǎo · run, flee, leave in hurry
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Mandarin tones
2 · pao2
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
paau2 · paau4
Cantonese word readings for 跑. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.
character · Etymology 1
- to run
- to run away; to flee
- (dialectal) to walk; to stroll; to go to
- to rush about; to make the rounds; to be busy
- to leak; to evaporate
- to go away; to be gone; to be lost
- (computing, colloquial) to run (a program)
- (Xiamen, Quanzhou and Zhangzhou Hokkien) well-liked; popular
- (Taiwanese Hokkien) to steal and run away
character · Etymology 2
- (of an animal) to paw the earth
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