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推
Mandarin · pinyin tuī
Meanings
- to push
- to cut
- to refuse
- to reject
- to decline
- to shirk (responsibility)
- to put off
- to delay
- to push forward
- to nominate
- to elect
- massage
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- 推
- tuī · push, expel; push forward
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1 · tui1
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Compare dictionary sources Wiktionary · 14 senses · 1 Cantonese reading
Rime Cantonese 粵拼
teoi1
Cantonese word readings for 推. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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character · Etymology 1
- to push
- to postpone; to delay
- (figurative) to put aside; to push away; to dismiss; to explain away
- to prompt; to propel
- to promote; to advertise; to advocate
- to nominate; to recommend
- to generalize; to broaden
- to infer; to deduce
- to derive; to reason; to compute
- to proceed; to succeed; to form a procession
- (Hong Kong, Internet slang) to bump a thread in support; to "push"
- (Internet slang) short for 推特 (Tuītè, “Twitter”)
- (ACG or fandom slang) being a devoted fan of [someone]; to support [someone] (in an idol group; etc.)
- (ACG or fandom slang) oshi; favourite idol
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