臾

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Pronunciation

Peng'im: ru5
POJ: jû
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

noun: (bound morpheme, as in 須臾) a moment; an instant; a short while
須臾

This character has no independent standalone use outside the compound 須臾, and the page also lists several unrelated obsolete/alternate senses (to pull/drag, original form of 腴, a surname), making the primary sense for a bare-character entry uncertain.

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