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躡跟

简蹑跟 · 繁躡跟

Mandarin · pinyin niè gēn

too large or small for the feet (of shoes)

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躡: Look up this written character
跟: gēn · heel; to follow, accompany; with
蹑: niè · tread, step on; follow, track

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4–1 · nie4 gen1

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nip6 gan1

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

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