jià guǎidictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to use a crutch
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Original source entry:

架拐 架拐 [jia4 guai3] /to use a crutch/

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Reference information

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Character information

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  • 架
    jià

    to support / frame / rack / framework / classifier for planes, large vehicles, radios etc

  • 拐
    guǎi

    to turn (a corner etc) / to kidnap / to swindle / to misappropriate / seven (used as a substitute for 七[qī]) / cane / walking stick / crutch / old man's staff

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.