Word information
Simplified阿堵
Traditional阿堵
Pinyinē dǔ
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Chinese word dictionary
阿堵
ē dǔ · (literary) (colloquial term of the Six Dynasties period 六朝[Liu4 Chao2]) this; (abbr. for 阿堵物[e1 du3 wu4]) money
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阿姨āyí
maternal aunt; step-mother; childcare worker; nursemaid; woman of similar age to one's parents (term of address used by child); CL:個|个[ge4]
堵车dǔchētraffic jam; (of traffic) to get congested
堵dǔto block up (a road, pipe etc); to stop up (a hole); (fig.) (of a person) choked up with anxiety or stress; wall (literary); (classifier for walls)
堵塞dǔsèto clog up; blockage