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霧

简雾 · 繁霧

Mandarin · pinyin wù

fog
mist
Classifier: 場 cháng, 陣 zhèn

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雾: wù · fog, mist, vapor, fine spray

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character · Etymology 1

fog; mist
vapour; fine spray
(Hokkien) blurry
(Internet slang) A particle placed at the end of a sentence to indicate that the poster is joking. (used with parentheses); /j

character · Etymology 2

(Hokkien, Teochew) to spray; to spit (a liquid, often after keeping the liquid in one's mouth)
(Hokkien) to gush upwards; to overflow from a container

character · Etymology 3

(Northern Min) alternative form of 露 (“fog; mist”)

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