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劌

简刿 · 繁劌

Mandarin · pinyin guì

cut
injure

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劌: Look up this written character
刿: guì · to cut, injure, stab, stick on

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

gwai3

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

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character · Etymology 1

(literary) to stab; to cut
(literary) to stab; to cut — (Hokkien) to be cut, hooked, or scratched by a sharp object (such as a nail)

character · Etymology 2

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to rub against; to smear with (paste, etc.)
(Zhangzhou Hokkien) Classifier for a segment or section of something that is long: piece; segment; length

character · Etymology 3

(Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) to wipe with a flat or long object
(Taiwanese Hokkien) to trip over a flat or long object

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