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禿驢

简秃驴 · 繁禿驢

Mandarin · pinyin tū lǘ

(derog.) Buddhist monk

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秃: tū · bald
驴: lǘ · donkey, ass

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1–2 · tu1 lu:2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

tuk1 leoi4

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noun

(derogatory) Buddhist monk

noun

(Quanzhou Hokkien) bald person

adj

(Quanzhou Hokkien) slick and sly, hard to deal with (especially due to age)

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