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臥

简卧 · 繁臥

Mandarin · pinyin wò

to lie
to crouch

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卧: wò · lie down; crouch

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to lie down
to sleep; to rest
(of animals) to crouch
(literary) to live in seclusion; to retreat
(regional) to poach (to cook in boiling water)
(in compounds) containing a bed; used for sleeping
(in compounds) sleeper

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