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箍
Mandarin · pinyin gū
Meanings
- hoop
- to bind with hoops
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- 箍
- gū · hoop; bind, surround
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Mandarin tones
1 · gu1
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
ku1
Cantonese word readings for 箍. 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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- hoop; ring; circlet; circle; halo; wreath; circular band
- to bind; to hoop; to clasp
- (Hokkien) to encircle; to circle around; to surround
- (Hokkien) round or circular or ring-shaped block or object
- (Hokkien) the surrounding area around something usually round
- (Hakka, Hokkien, Teochew, Malaysian Cantonese) Classifier for money: yuan; dollar; buck; peso; ringgit; rupiah
- (Mainland China Hokkien) Classifier for piece of something: piece; chunk; slab
- (Tong'an Hokkien, vulgar) to fuck
- (Taiwanese Hokkien, vulgar, colloquial) Used to refer to someone or their body figure demeaningly: fuck; fucker; bastard; motherfucker
- (Wuhan Mandarin, Gan, Xiang) to hug; to embrace
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