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蜉

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Pronunciation

Peng'im: pu5
POJ: phû
Variety: chaozhou

Meanings and usage

noun: mayfly (bound form), big ant (archaic)
蜉蝣

The character has no independent meaning and is only attested as a bound component in two unrelated compounds, 蜉蝣 (mayfly) and 蚍蜉 (a type of big ant), so its standalone gloss is uncertain.

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