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窒礙

简窒碍 · 繁窒礙

Mandarin · pinyin zhì ài

(literary) to be obstructed

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窒: zhì · stop up, obstruct
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碍: ài · obstruct, hinder, block, deter

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4–4 · zhi4 ai4

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zat6 ngoi6

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verb

(literary) to obstruct; to impede; to hinder

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