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猥

Mandarin · pinyin wěi

humble
rustic
plentiful

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猥: wěi · vulgar, low, cheap; wanton; obscene

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3 · wei3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

wai2 · wui1 · wui2

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(obsolete) to accumulate
(obsolete) many; numerous
(literary) numerous and chaotic
(literary) lowly; obscene
(obsolete) incorrectly; erroneously
(obsolete) suddenly
(Lichuan Gan) to play

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