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橐駝

简橐驼 · 繁橐駝

Mandarin · pinyin tuó tuó

camel
hunchback

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橐: tuó · a sack, a bag opening at both ends
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驼: tuó · a camel; humpbacked; to carry on the back

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2–2 · tuo2 tuo2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

tok3 to4

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

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noun

(Classical) Alternative name for 駱駝／骆驼 (luòtuo, “camel”).
(Classical) hunchback due to age and sickness

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