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勿

Mandarin · pinyin wù

do not

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勿: wù · must not, do not; without, never

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4 · wu4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

mat6

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

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character · Etymology 1

(literary or formal, imperative) do not; don't
(literary) not
used in 勿勿

character · Etymology 2

(Wu) not

character · Etymology 3

(Southern Min) alternative form of 莫 (“(imperative) do not; don't”)

character · Etymology 4

only used in 卹勿

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