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挾細拿粗

简挟细拿粗 · 繁挾細拿粗

Mandarin · pinyin xié xì ná cū

to provoke

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細: xì · fine, tiny; slender, thin
拿: ná · take, hold, grasp; bring; with
粗: cū · rough, thick, course; rude
挟: xié · clasp under arm; hold to bosom
细: xì · fine, tiny; slender, thin

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2–4–2–1 · xie2 xi4 na2 cu1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

hip6 sai3 naa4 cou1

Cantonese word readings for 挾細拿粗. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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