gap; harelip; cleft lip
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Meanings
2 senses · 5 examplesnoun
notch; gap; chip
dialectRefers to a chipped or broken opening in an object, like on the rim of a bowl.
Xiǎo小
xīn心
diǎn点
，
zhè这
gè个
wǎn碗
biān边
shàng上
yǒu有
gè个
huō豁
zi子
。
Be careful, there's a chip on the rim of this bowl.
Yuàn院
qiáng墙
bèi被
rén人
zá砸
chū出
gè个
huō豁
zi子
。
Someone smashed a gap in the courtyard wall.
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Zhè这
bǎ把
dāo刀
yòng用
jiǔ久
le了
，
dāo刀
rèn刃
shàng上
bēng崩
le了
gè个
huō豁
zi子
。
This knife has been used for a long time, and a notch has chipped out of the blade.
noun
person with a harelip; cleft lip
dialectA colloquial, potentially insensitive term referring to a person with a cleft lip. Use with caution.
Cūn村
lǐ里
rén人
dōu都
jiào叫
tā他
Wáng王
huō豁
zi子
。
People in the village all call him 'Wang the harelip.'
Tā他
xiǎo小
shí时
hou候
shì是
huō豁
zi子
，
hòu后
lái来
zuò做
le了
shǒu手
shù术
。
He had a cleft lip as a child and later had surgery.