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泊

Mandarin · pinyin bó#

to moor (a boat)
to park (a vehicle)
(literary) calm; quiet; peaceful

Mandarin · pinyin pō#

lake
Taiwan pr. bó

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泊: pō · anchor vessel; lie at anchor

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2 · bo2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

baak3 · bok6 · paak3

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

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character · Etymology 1

to anchor (a vessel); to moor
to stay for a while; to find refuge
modest; tranquil
(alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 薄

character · Etymology 1

lake (large, landlocked stretch of water)

character · Etymology 2

(chiefly Cantonese) to park

character · Etymology 3

poise (unit of viscosity)

character · Etymology 4

used in 漠泊
(alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 洦 (pò)

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