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郭
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- 郭
- guō · outer part (of a city); surname
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1 · guo1
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Cantonese word readings for 郭. 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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- outer city wall
- (literary) (alt. form 廓) outline
- (～國) (historical) Guo, a minor state that existed during the Zhou dynasty and was conquered by the state of Qi in 670 BCE.
- (Taiwan, Internet slang) to be none of someone's own business; to have nothing to do with someone
- a surname
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