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肏
Mandarin · pinyin cào
Meanings
- to fuck (vulgar)
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- 肏
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Mandarin tones
4 · cao4
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
caau3 · cou3
Cantonese word readings for 肏. 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.
character · Etymology 1
- (vulgar, usually of a male) to fuck; to have sex with someone
- (vulgar) a word used to express one's anger: fuck!
- (vulgar) expressing amusement: LOL; what the fuck?
character · Etymology 2
- (alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 日 (“to fuck”)
character · Etymology 3
- (Xiang, vulgar) to fuck
character · Etymology 4
- (Hainanese, Leizhou Min, vulgar) to fuck
character · Etymology 5
- (Danyang Wu, vulgar) to fuck
character · Etymology 6
- (Hokkien) alternative form of 𧮙 (chhoh, “to scold”)
character · Etymology 7
- (Teochew) alternative form of 甫 (pu², “to fuck”)
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