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窒
Mandarin · pinyin zhì
Meanings
- to obstruct
- to stop up
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- 窒
- zhì · stop up, obstruct
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Mandarin tones
4 · zhi4
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
dit6 · zat6
Cantonese word readings for 窒. 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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- to stop up; to obstruct; to block up
- (Cantonese) to mock with words
- (Cantonese) to stutter; to stammer
- (Cantonese, figuratively) to stutter; to make halting movements
- (Hokkien) to plug in; to squeeze in (a hole, gap, etc.)
- (Hokkien) stopper; cork; plug
- (Quanzhou Hokkien) to return money
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