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腊 has 2 dictionary pronunciations. The examples show how each reading behaves in real words.
dried meat; also pr. [xi2]
ancient practice of offering sacrifices to the gods in the 12th lunar month; the 12th lunar month; (bound form) (of meat, fish etc) cured in winter, esp. in the 12th lunar month
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twelfth lunar month
meat that has been cured and air-dried in the cold
siu mei
sausage
lacquer
wintersweet
Laba rice porridge festival, on the 8th day of the 12th lunar month
Laba congee, ceremonial rice porridge dish eaten on the 8th day of the 12th month in the Chinese calendar
ancient Greece
final days of the lunar year
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I learned a lot about Greek culture.
Source: Tatoeba #1862265 · CC BY 2.0 FRI'm neither an Athenian nor a Greek.
Source: Tatoeba #801357 · CC BY 2.0 FRGreece is an old country.
Source: Tatoeba #7012159 · CC BY 2.0 FRGreece is a beautiful country.
Source: Tatoeba #2521478 · CC BY 2.0 FRDefinitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.