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挐

Mandarin · pinyin ná

to apprehend
to take

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2 · na2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

jyu4 · naa1 · naa4 · naau4

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(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to pull; to draw
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to continue; to be uninterrupted
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to mix
(literary) chaotic; messy; disorderly
a surname

character · Etymology 3

(Southern Min) chaotic; messy; disorderly
(Quanzhou, Taiwanese and Philippine Hokkien) to make trouble without reason; nagging unreasonably

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