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累贅

简累赘 · 繁累贅

Mandarin · pinyin léi zhui

superfluous; cumbersome; burdensome
a burden; an encumbrance
to burden; to inconvenience
(of speech or writing) long-winded
Taiwan pr. lěizhuì

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累: lèi · tired; implicate, involve; bother
贅: Look up this written character
赘: zhuì · unnecessary, superfluous

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2–5 · lei2 zhui5

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

leoi6 zeoi6

Cantonese word readings for 累贅. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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verb

to trouble someone; to bother; to be a burden on

noun

trouble; bother; burden; hassle

adj

troublesome; hassling; burdensome
long-winded; wordy; verbose

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