戽斗

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Chinese

water bucket for irrigation
ladle; dipper; small
ladle; dipper; small; big; stars
 
trad. (戽斗)
simp. #(戽斗)

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Noun

戽斗

  1. (Cantonese, Southern Min) bailing bucket
  2. (chiefly Hokkien, orthodontics) prognathous jaw; mandibular prognathism
    Synonyms: 倒及牙 (chiefly Hong Kong), 地包天 (colloquial), 反合牙, 反頜反颌

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