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啫

Mandarin · pinyin zhě

used in 啫哩 zhě lī

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啫: zhě · (Cant.) interjection of warning; phonetic; penis

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3 · zhe3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

ze1 · zek1 · zoe1

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

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character · Etymology 1

(Cantonese) sentence final particle: only; just; simply; merely
(Cantonese) Used to form critical questions.

character · Etymology 1

(Cantonese) — (Cantonese) to target, to annoy someone verbally

character · Etymology 5

only used in 啫喱／啫哩 (zhělí, “jelly”)

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