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lingˎ₄菱
Pinyin: ling2
Translations
nounwater caltrop; water chestnut; waternut
lingˎ₄菱gok3/gok2角
Pinyin: ling2 jiao3
Translations
nouna water chestnut; a water caltrop
noun(old slang) (figurative) 1. Knuckle (of a hand) (this refers to an old slang; "食菱角" (of physical punishment) Hit someone's head with the knuckle of a hand)