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搲

Mandarin · pinyin wā#

to clutch
to grab
to capture

Mandarin · pinyin wǎ#

to crawl
to climb
to scoop up

Mandarin · pinyin wà#

to pull
to drag

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1 · wa1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

waa2 · we2

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character · Etymology 1

(literary or Cantonese, Hakka, Wu) to clutch; to grab
(Cantonese, Hakka) to scratch
(dialectal Northern Wu) to grab, rake or handle with chopsticks or similar utensils
(Northern Wu, figurative) to recuperate; to mollify; to make up for (e.g. a situation)

character · Etymology 2

(Cantonese, of clothing or garments) loose or wrinkled, due to repeatedly stretching or washing the garment

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