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掠

Cantonese · source Jyutpingloek6

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Source definition segments, in their original order. Characters a definition cites are shown without their Mandarin pinyin; classifier lists that CC-Canto copied from CC-CEDICT are marked Mandarin. The community dictionary is not independently verified by zimai.

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Reading & tones

loek66 · low levelchecked · -k

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Same syllable, six tones

loekloek1—loek2—loek3—loek4—loek5—略loek6plan

Characters whose customary Unihan reading (kCantonese) is this syllable in each tone, chosen as in the tone atlas (2013 standard level, then the number of CC-CEDICT words they form), with CC-Canto 2017's meaning for that reading; a dash means no catalogue character has that reading. Checked syllables (-p, -t, -k) normally carry tones 1, 3 and 6. Character readings, not word readings; no frequency implied.

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Written characters

掠

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Mandarin comparison · separate source entries

CC-CEDICT, the Mandarin–English dictionary, lists the same written form:

掠 lüè CC-CEDICT · Mandarinto take over by force; to rob; to plunder; to brush over; to skim; to sweep

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CC-Canto includes this pinyin reference: lve4. It does not establish a Mandarin word with the same meaning.

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

loek6

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

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Wiktionary English definitions · Chinese section

Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.

character · Etymology 1

to rob; to loot
to sweep through
(Southern Min) to catch; to capture; to arrest
(Hokkien) to massage by kneading
(Hokkien) to estimate; to evaluate; to assess; to suppose
(Hokkien) to control; to manipulate; to work out (to bring about or maintain a certain result)
(Hokkien) Classifier for lengths in spans, or the width of an open hand from the end of the thumb to the end of the middle finger: span
(Hokkien) used to introduce the target of a following verb phrase
(Mainland China Hokkien) to mend (especially by knitting)
(Taiwanese Hokkien) to identify the problem area
(Classical Chinese) to flog; to beat

character · Etymology 2

(Cantonese) to obtain (money) forcefully

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