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骨

Mandarin · pinyin gū#

Mandarin · pinyin gǔ#

bone

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骨: gǔ · bone; skeleton; frame, framework; Kangxi radical 188

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gwat1

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

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character · Etymology 1

(anatomy) bone
(anatomy) skeleton
(figurative) frame; framework
(figurative) moral character
(Cantonese, Mainland China Hokkien) sarcasm
(Mainland China Hokkien) the hell (usually in a question in mild disdain)
(Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien) clever; intelligent; smart
a surname, Gu

character · Etymology 2

(Cantonese) quarter of an hour; 15 minutes (Classifier: 個／个 c)
(Cantonese) one fourth; a quarter

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