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隔閡

简隔阂 · 繁隔閡

Mandarin · pinyin gé hé

misunderstanding
estrangement
(language etc) barrier

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隔: gé · separate, partition
閡: Look up this written character
阂: hé · blocked or separated; to prevent

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2–2 · ge2 he2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

gaak3 hat6

Cantonese word readings for 隔閡. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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noun

estrangement; misunderstanding

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