lou4轤轳
Jyutpinglou4
Yalelòuh
Definition
Windlass; winch; pulley.
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How it's used
The character 轤 is almost exclusively used in the compound 轆轤, which refers to a pulley or windlass mechanism. It is rarely encountered in modern daily life unless discussing traditional well-drawing equipment or specific mechanical parts. In casual speech, people might just use 轆 or 滑輪 depending on the context.
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Common mistake
Learners often mistake the individual character 轤 for a standalone word, but it is effectively a bound morpheme that requires 轆 to form a functional noun. Using it alone will sound confusing or nonsensical to native speakers.
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