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撓鉤

简挠钩 · 繁撓鉤

Mandarin · pinyin náo gōu

iron hook at the end a long pole

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鉤: Look up this written character
挠: náo · scratch; disturb, bother; submit
钩: gōu · hook, barb; sickle; stroke with

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2–1 · nao2 gou1

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naau4 ngau1

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

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