鎋

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Pronunciation

Peng'im: hag4
POJ: hak
Variety: chaozhou

Meanings and usage

verb: to buy (an expensive item, e.g. car, appliance), to purchase
鎋, 買

Two etymologies share the reading hag4: a noun 'linchpin of a wheel' (variant of 轄) and a Teochew-specific colloquial verb 'to buy'; the more distinctive Teochew colloquial verb sense was chosen.

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