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孓

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Pronunciation

Peng'im: guêg4
POJ: kuek
Variety: chaozhou
Peng'im: guag4
POJ: kuak
Variety: chaozhou
Peng'im: kuêg4
POJ: khuek
Variety: chaozhou
Peng'im: kuag4
POJ: khuak
Variety: chaozhou

Meanings and usage

adjective: short, missing one's left arm
孓

4 candidate readings from Wiktionary — genuine Chaozhou colloquial form not yet confirmed by a speaker. Both listed senses are marked obsolete on their own in Standard Chinese; the character is now used almost exclusively in the binome 孑孓 (mosquito larva).

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