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㫰

Mandarin · pinyin làng

(dialect) to dry (sth) in the sun; to dry (sth) in the air

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㫰: làng · light; bright; brilliant; clean; clever, to expose to sunlight, to dry something in an opening for ventilation area or a cool place

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(Wu) to let dry; to dry under the sun; to air-dry
(Wenzhounese) to leave space beneath an object allowing for ventilation and drying
(Wenzhounese) to make a figurehead; to performatively set up

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