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阻塞

Mandarin · pinyin zǔ sè

to block
to clog

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阻: zǔ · impede, hinder, obstruct; oppose
塞: sāi · stop up, block, seal, cork; pass, frontier; fortress

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3–4 · zu3 se4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

zo2 sak1

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verb

(transitive) to obstruct; to block up; to clog; to jam
(intransitive) to be obstructed; to be blocked up; to be clogged; to be jammed

noun

obstruction; block up; clog; jam

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