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擼

简撸 · 繁擼

Mandarin · pinyin lū

(dialect) to grasp (sth long or cylindrical) and slide the hand up or down
(dialect) to fire (an employee)
(dialect) to reprimand

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擼: Look up this written character
撸: lū · (dialect) to grasp (sth long or cylindrical) and slide the hand up or down; (dialect) to fire (an employee); (dialect) to reprimand

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(obsolete) to move

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(Beijing, Northeastern, Jiaoliao and Central Plains Mandarin) to take away; to remove (one's position, job, etc.)
(Beijing, Northeastern and Jiaoliao Mandarin) to reprimand
(slang) to jerk off (to rub the penis)
(slang) A dummy verb.
(Shanghainese) to rub
(neologism) to pet an animal

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