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踏
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- 踏
- tà · step on, trample, tread on, walk
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1 · ta1
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
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Cantonese word readings for 踏. 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.
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- to step on; to trample; to tread on
- to investigate onsite
- (Cantonese, dialectal Hakka, Teochew, Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) Used before a number to indicate time, where the number is what the minute hand is pointing to on an analog clock.
- (Hokkien, Teochew, Northern Wu) to ride (a bicycle)
- (Hokkien) to indicate; to state clearly (one's opinion, behavior, etc.)
- (Hokkien) to withdraw a portion from the total amount
- (Mainland China Hokkien) to copulate; to mate (of poultry, livestock, etc.)
- (Taiwanese Hokkien) to appraise; to convert into cash
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