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掠過

简掠过 · 繁掠過

Mandarin · pinyin lüè guò

to flit across
to sweep past
to glance (strike at an angle)

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掠: lüè · rob, ransack, plunder; pass by
過: guò · pass, pass through, go across
过: guò · pass, pass through, go across

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4–4 · lu:e4 guo4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

loek6 gwo3

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

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verb

(of wind, a breeze, etc.) to blow on; to blow against; to sweep through
(of a bird) to skim over (the waves)
(of an airplane) to sweep past

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