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欱
Mandarin · pinyin hē
Meanings
- variant of 喝 hē
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1 · he1
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
hap1 · hap6 · hot3
Cantonese word readings for 欱. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.
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- (Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) feeling tight and uncomfortably squeezed (due to a small space)
- (Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to frighten or deceive by means of fabrication or exaggeration
- (Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) to eat in a big mouthful
- (Zhangzhou Hokkien) to press from both sides; to place in between
- (Zhangzhou Hokkien) to press from both sides; to place in between — (Taiwanese Hokkien) to capture with both hands together
- (Zhangzhou Hokkien) clip; clamp
- (Zhangzhou Hokkien) to be weighed down by a heavy object
- (Taiwanese Hokkien) to place (a cup, bowl, etc.) upside down to catch something
- (Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien, figurative) to overpower someone and to have someone within one's control
- (Jinjiang and Philippine Hokkien) to take a picture
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