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膠

简胶 · 繁膠

Mandarin · pinyin jiāo

to glue
glue
gum
rubber

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膠: Look up this written character
胶: jiāo · glue, gum, resin, rubber; sound; shin bone

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

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character · Etymology 1

glue; adhesive; gum; resin
rubber (material)
to glue; to adhere
sticky; gluey
(Cantonese) plastic
(abbreviation, alt-of) short for 膠州／胶州 (Jiāozhōu)
(abbreviation, alt-of) short for 膠澳／胶澳 (Jiāo'ào) (former name of 青島／青岛 (Qīngdǎo))
(Wenzhounese) swim bladder

character · Etymology 2

(originally Internet slang) stupid; foolish; dumb
(Internet slang) stupidness; stupidity (Classifier: 打 c)
(originally Internet slang, offensive) idiot; retard
(originally Internet slang, possibly offensive) nerd; enthusiast
(chiefly Internet slang) to act stupidly; to act foolishly

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