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菹
Mandarin · pinyin zū
Meanings
- marshland
- swamp
- salted or pickled vegetables
- to mince
- to shred
- to mince human flesh and bones
- Taiwan pr. jū
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- 菹
- zū · jū · salted or pickled vegetables
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Mandarin tones
1 · zu1
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
zeoi1
Cantonese word readings for 菹. 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.
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- salted or pickled vegetables
- marsh; bog
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