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糊

Mandarin · pinyin hū#

to smear; to daub; to cover (a surface with sth sticky or paste-like)
Taiwan pr. hú

Mandarin · pinyin hú#

to paste; to glue
blurry; unclear; muddled
(esp. of food) scorched; burnt
paste; mush; thick gruel

Mandarin · pinyin hù#

paste
cream

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糊: hú · paste, stick on with paste

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(literary) congee; rice gruel; porridge
to eat gruel to allay one's hunger
paste
to apply a mixture
muddled; unclear; blurry
(Mainland China, fandom slang) to flop
(mahjong) completed hand; victory

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