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斡

Mandarin · pinyin wò

to turn

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斡: wò · revolve, rotate, turn

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4 · wo4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

gun2 · waat3 · wo1

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character · Etymology 1

to revolve; to spin; to rotate
a surname, Wo
(Southern Min, Taiwanese Hakka) to change direction; to turn
(Hokkien) Classifier for bends, curves or turns.
(Hokkien) curved; crooked; bent
(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to safeguard; to shield; to back; to stick up for

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