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腌臢

简腌臜 · 繁腌臢

Mandarin · pinyin ā zā

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腌: yān · salt, pickle; be dirty
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臜: zā · dirty; filthy

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1–1 · a1 za1

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jim1 zim1

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

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adj · Etymology 1

(dialectal) dirty; filthy
(dialectal) uncomfortable; annoyed
(dialectal) despicable; repulsive

verb · Etymology 1

(dialectal) to dirty; to make something dirty
(dialectal) to make it difficult or uncomfortable for (someone)

noun · Etymology 1

(dialectal) dirt; filth

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