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掏

Mandarin · pinyin tāo

to fish out (from pocket)
to scoop

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掏: tāo · take out; pull out; clean out

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1 · tao1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

tou1 · tou4

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to take out
to fish out (from a bag or pocket)
to dig
(Eastern Min) to take

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