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辱

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Pronunciation

Peng'im: rog8
POJ: jo̍k
Variety: chaozhou

Pronunciation note: Realised [dz] ~ [z] ~ [l] depending on speaker and register; many younger speakers merge it with /l/. The cited sources corroborate [dz], relaxing to [z] for younger/overseas speakers; neither attests the further merger to /l/.

Meanings and usage

verb: to insult, to disgrace, to humiliate
辱

Senses span noun ('disgrace'), verb ('to insult/disgrace'), and an unrelated humble literary adverb sense ('gratefully'), all under the same reading; verb was picked as the primary sense.

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