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杵
cyu2
Mandarin: chu3
Definitions
  1. 1 pestle
  2. 2 to poke
  3. 3 a baton used for 'beating' clothes when washing
  4. 4 to jab
  5. 5 # adapted from cc-cedict
Words containing 杵
杵臼
cyu2 kau5
the mortar and pestle
鐵杵磨成針
tit3 cyu5 mo4 sing4 zam1
perseverance will prevail.
舂杵
zung1 cyu2
A wooden mallet used for pounding rice
磨杵成針
mo4 cyu5 sing4 zam1
perseverence spells success; constant grinding can turn an iron rod into a needl
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