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則辣黑

简则辣黑 · 繁則辣黑

Mandarin · pinyin Zé là hēi

Zerah (son of Judah in the Old Testament)

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則: Look up this written character
辣: là · peppery, pungent, hot; cruel
黑: hēi · black; dark; evil, sinister; Kangxi radical 203
则: zé · rule, law, regulation; grades

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2–4–1 · Ze2 la4 hei1

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zak1 laat6 hak1

Cantonese word readings for 則辣黑. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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