脫牙

Cantonese · source Jyutpingtyut3 ngaa4

Meanings

  1. teeth extraction
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Same syllable, six tones

tyuttyut1—tyut2—脱tyut3to shedtyut4—tyut5—tyut6—

Characters whose customary Unihan reading (kCantonese) is this syllable in each tone, chosen as in the tone atlas (2013 standard level, then the number of CC-CEDICT words they form), with CC-Canto 2017's meaning for that reading; a dash means no catalogue character has that reading. Checked syllables (-p, -t, -k) normally carry tones 1, 3 and 6. Character readings, not word readings; no frequency implied.

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CC-Canto includes this pinyin reference: tuo1 ya2. It does not establish a Mandarin word with the same meaning.

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verb

  1. (Hokkien) to have damaged threads making it unable to be screwed or removed (of a screw)

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Exact source record & identity脫牙 脫牙 [tuo1 ya2] {tyut3 ngaa4} /teeth extraction/

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