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轆
简 辘 · 繁 轆Mandarin · pinyin lù
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4 · lu4
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
luk1 · luk6
Cantonese word readings for 轆. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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- used in 轆轤／辘轳 (lùlú, “well pulley; windlass; potter's wheel”)
- used in 轆轆／辘辘 (lùlù, “rumbling; rolling”)
- (Cantonese, Hakka) to roll; to turn over and over
- (Cantonese) to roll to crush; to squash
- (Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet) to browse through; to scroll through
- (Eastern Min) to throw (with force with arm extended); to throw away; to toss; to discard
- (Cantonese) wheel
- (Cantonese) reel; spool
- (Cantonese) to drive slowly
- (Cantonese) Classifier for cylindrical objects or segments of them. ⇒ all nouns using this classifier
- (Hong Kong Cantonese, slang) Classifier for number of years in prison.
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