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菱角 (ling4 gok3) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

菱角 (ling4 gok3, líng jiǎo) — (old slang) (figurative) 1. Knuckle (of a hand) (this refers to an old slang; "食菱角" (of physical punishment) Hit someone's head with the knuckle of a hand)

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beyond HSK

Related words

• 菱 (ling4) — (bound form) water caltrop (Trapa species)
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