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遶
简 绕 · 繁 遶Mandarin · pinyin rào
Meanings
- variant of 繞 rào, to rotate around
- to spiral
- to move around
- to go round (an obstacle)
- to by-pass
- to make a detour
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4 · rao4
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
jiu5
Cantonese word readings for 遶. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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