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𦧺

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𦧺 U+269FA, 𦧺
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-269FA
𦧹
[U+269F9]
CJK Unified Ideographs Extension B 𦧻
[U+269FB]

Translingual

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Han character

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𦧺 (Kangxi radical 135, +16, 22 strokes, cangjie input 竹口木中金 (HRDLC), four-corner 2768, composition )

References

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Chinese

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trad. 𦧺
simp. 𫇘
alternative forms

Glyph origin

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Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声) : semantic (tongue) + phonetic .

Etymology

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The vernacular reading of , which preserves the Old Chinese initial *l-.

Pronunciation

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Definitions

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𦧺 (Cantonese)

  1. (transitive) to lick
  2. (figurative, slang, transitive) to suck up to; to brownnose
    𦧺𫇘 [Cantonese]  ―  laai2 gung6 [Jyutping]  ―  to suck up to the Communist Party of China

Usage notes

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  • (to suck up to): Often takes objects that are abbreviated forms, as shown in the example. More often written as .

Synonyms

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Compounds

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