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撓裂

简挠裂 · 繁撓裂

Mandarin · pinyin náo liè

split due to repeated folding
flex crack

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裂: liè · split, crack, break open; rend
挠: náo · scratch; disturb, bother; submit

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2–4 · nao2 lie4

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naau4 lit6

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

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