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逗 (dau6) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

逗 (dau6, dòu) — to stay; to stop; to tease (play with); amusing; short pause in reading aloud, equivalent to comma (also written 读dòu [读]); to tempt; to allure; to arouse; to stir; to linger; to pause; to make fun of; to provoke; to probe for information; to inspect someone; check their identity; to lift up something heavy slightly; to receive (red packets; lucky money); to receive salary, usually used in a derogatory sense to imply that one is undeserving of the 'easy money' they received

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