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捋

Mandarin · pinyin lǚ#

to smooth or arrange sth using one's fingers
to stroke

Mandarin · pinyin luō#

to hold sth long and run one's hand along it

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捋: lǚ · to pluck; to gather in the fingers; to rub; to scrape off

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3 · lu:3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

lyut3 · lyut6

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

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to grab a part of an object and slide it towards one end
(Hakka) to hit; to strike; to slap with slender bamboo stick
(Hokkien) to milk
(Taiwanese Hokkien) to remove (mucus) from the surface of an eel (by wrapping the fingers around and stroking)

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to run one's fingers along or over something (long and thin) to smooth it out or clean it; to stroke

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(Hokkien, Puxian Min) to comb (hair, etc.)
(Mainland China Hokkien) to rub; to massage; to chafe (to console or soothe)
(Mainland China Hokkien) to rub (salt) using one's hands (on fish or other food)

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(Hokkien) to rub (salt) using one's hands (on fish or other food)
(Mainland China Hokkien) to wrangle; to squabble; to stir up trouble
(Mainland China Hokkien) to strike; to hit; to beat
(Taiwanese Hokkien) to gently stroke with one's hand from top to bottom
(Mainland China Hokkien, neologism, slang) to eat
(Quanzhou Hokkien) to criticize; to blame; to reproach

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