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攘災

简攘灾 · 繁攘災

Mandarin · pinyin rǎng zāi

to ward off calamities
to avoid disaster

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攘: rǎng · seize, take by force; repel
災: Look up this written character
灾: zāi · calamity, disaster, catastrophe

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3–1 · rang3 zai1

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joeng4 zoi1

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

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