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攝灶罅

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Chinese

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assist; collect; absorb kitchen stove crack; grudge
trad. (攝灶罅)
simp. (摄灶罅)
Literally: “to squeeze into the gap under the kitchen stove”.

Etymology

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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攝⫽灶罅 (verb-object)

  1. (Cantonese, of a woman) to be left on the shelf; to remain unmarried

See also

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