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撲落

简扑落 · 繁撲落

Mandarin · pinyin pū luò

to fall
to drop
socket (loanword for "plug")

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撲: Look up this written character
落: luò · fall, drop; net income, surplus
扑: pū · pound, beat, strike; attack

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1–4 · pu1 luo4

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pok3 lok6

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

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verb · Etymology 1

to fall, to drop
to die

noun · Etymology 2

(Wu) alternative form of 樸落 /朴落

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