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泡

pào/pāo

bubble; foam; blister

Ancient forms

1 form
  1. Small sealQin–Han

Glyphs: Wikimedia Commons, public domain.

Meaning

pào as in 泡沫 pao4
  1. bubble; foam
  2. blister
  3. to soak; to steep; to infuse
  4. to dawdle; to loiter
  5. to pick up (a girl)
  6. to get off with (a sexual partner)
  7. classifier for occurrences of an action
  8. classifier for number of infusions
pāo as in 泡货 pao1
  1. puffed; swollen; spongy
  2. small lake (esp. in place names)
  3. classifier for urine or feces

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