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撻

简挞 · 繁撻

Mandarin · pinyin tà

(bound form) to whip; to flog
(loanword) (pastry) tart (colloquial pr. tǎ)

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挞: tà · flog, whip; chastise

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4 · ta4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

taat1 · taat3

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

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character · Etymology 1

to flog
to chastise
brave
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese, archery) leather grip at the nocking point in a bow string
(alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 鰨 /鳎 (tǎ)

character · Etymology 2

(chiefly Cantonese) tart (pastry)
(Cantonese, euphemistic) vulva

character · Etymology 3

(Cantonese) to start (an engine, a vehicle, etc.); to ignite

character · Etymology 4

(Cantonese, slang) to steal

character · Etymology 5

(Cantonese, intransitive) to fall down
(Cantonese, transitive) to slam; to thud
(Cantonese, transitive) to pressure (someone) with one's authority or influence
(Cantonese, transitive) to show off (something)

character · Etymology 6

(Cantonese) to droop
(Cantonese) to lie limply

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