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挎

Mandarin · pinyin kuà

to carry (esp. slung over the arm, shoulder or side)

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挎: kuà · carry

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4 · kua4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

fu1 · kwaa3

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character · Etymology 1

to carry (especially slung over the arm or shoulder, or at one's side)

character · Etymology 2

(obsolete) to hook with fingers
(obsolete) alternative form of 刳 (kū, “to cut open; to dig out”)

character · Etymology 3

(Sichuanese) alternative form of 垮 (“to take off”)

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