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垃圾

lā jī

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Yue Tan · University of Caen; © 2009 Yue Tan. MP3 preparation: Hugo Lopez / audio-cmn · CC BY-SA 3.0 US

lā jī · laap6 saap3 (Jyutping)

  1. trash
  2. refuse
  3. garbage
  4. (coll.) of poor quality
  5. Taiwan pr. [le4 se4]

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

垃

Meaning
garbage, refuse, waste
Radical
土
Strokes
8
Components
⿰土立
Cangjie
GYT
Four-corner
4011.8

圾

Meaning
garbage, rubbish; shaking; danger
Radical
土
Strokes
6
Components
⿰土及
Cangjie
GNHE
Four-corner
4114.7 4714.7

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