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鑿

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Pronunciation

Peng'im: cag8
POJ: tsha̍k
Variety: chaozhou

Meanings and usage

verb: to chisel; to bore a hole; to dig, chisel (tool)
鑿

The character page has two separate pronunciation blocks that both list the Teochew reading cag8 — a noun/verb 'chisel; to bore' sense and an unrelated literary adjective sense 'real; authentic' (as in 言之鑿鑿) — the tool/verb sense was chosen as the primary gloss.

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