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拋灑

简抛洒 · 繁拋灑

Mandarin · pinyin pāo sǎ

to drip
to flow out
to sprinkle

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灑: Look up this written character
抛: pāo · throw (away)
洒: sǎ · sprinkle; scatter; pour; to wipe away; to shiver

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1–3 · pao1 sa3

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paau1 saa2

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

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