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蠟炬

简蜡炬 · 繁蠟炬

Mandarin · pinyin là jù

(literary) candle

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炬: jù · torch
蜡: là · wax; candle; waxy, glazed; maggot; (same as 䄍) meaning imperial harvest

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4–4 · la4 ju4

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noun

(literary) candle

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