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Chinese
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error; slip; miss error; slip; miss; err
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| trad. (蹉跎)
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蹉
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跎
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| simp. #(蹉跎)
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蹉
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跎
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Pronunciation
| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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蹉
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跎
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| Reading #
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1/1
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1/1
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| No.
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18008
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12219
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Phonetic
component
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左
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它
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Rime
group
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歌
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歌
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Rime
subdivision
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1
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1
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Corresponding
MC rime
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蹉
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駝
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Old
Chinese
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/*sʰlaːl/
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/*l'aːl/
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| Notes
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古作差池
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Verb
蹉跎
- (literary) to slip and fall; to miss one's step
- (literary) to miss an opportunity
- (literary) to decline; to deteriorate; to degenerate
- (literary) to be frustrated; to be disheartened; to be disappointed
- to idle away the time; to waste time
Derived terms
Descendants