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敲

Mandarin · pinyin qiāo

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敲: qiāo · strike, beat, pound, hammer; rap

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1 · qiao1

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haau1

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character · Etymology 1

to hit; to strike; to tap; to rap; to knock
(colloquial) to rip off; to overcharge; to blackmail
(colloquial) to criticize; to warn
(Hokkien, Singapore Teochew) to call someone (by phone); to telephone
(Xiamen, Quanzhou and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to knock down; to remove; to demolish
(Taiwanese Hokkien) to alter (clothes)
(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to compete (among businesses)

character · Etymology 2

(Macau and Dongguan Cantonese) Used after a verb to indicate perfective aspect (action completion).

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