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杌隉

简杌陧 · 繁杌隉

Mandarin · pinyin wù niè

(literary) unsettled; unstable
uneasy

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杌: wù · the stump of a tree, hence, sterility; a square stool
隉: Look up this written character
陧: niè · in disorder

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4–4 · wu4 nie4

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ngat6 nip6

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

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