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淤滯

简淤滞 · 繁淤滯

Mandarin · pinyin yū zhì

silted up
obstructed by silt
variant of 瘀滯 yū zhì

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淤: yū · mud, sediment; clog up, silt up
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滞: zhì · block up, obstruct; stagnant

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1–4 · yu1 zhi4

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jyu1 zai6

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