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li
HSK 5freq #2557

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li
  1. 1.glass
  2. 2.CL:张[zhāng],块[kuài]
  3. 3.(slang) male homosexual

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Wiktionary

  1. 1.glass (Classifier: 張/张 m; 塊/块 m c)
  2. 2.generic term for any film material with glass-like transparency, such as cellophane, nylon, plastic, etc. (Classifier: 張/张 m; 塊/块 m)
  3. 3.eyeglasses; spectacles
  4. 4.plain boiled water
  5. 5.gay person; male homosexual

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Etymology

From Prakrit 𑀨𑀸𑀮𑀺𑀅 (phālia) (Ji, 1998v4); from Sanskrit स्फटिक (sphaṭika). Cognate with Pali phalika (“crystal”), Thai ผลึก (pà-lʉ̀k, “crystal”), Lao ຜະລຶກ (pha lưk), ຜະລິກະ (pha li ka), Khmer ផលិក (phɑɑphɑlək), etc. The meaning has been shifted to refer to glass (the material).

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