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Glyph origin
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Etymology
Cantonese word for "squat":
 * Guangzhou mɐu⁵³, Conghua mou⁵⁵, Panyu (Shiqiao) mɐu⁵⁵, Zengcheng pɐu⁵⁵, Shunde (Daliang) mɐu⁵³, (Qianshan) pɐu⁵⁵, Kaiping (Chikan) vau³³,  peu³³, Nanhai (Shatou) mɐu⁵⁵, Jiangmen (Baisha) mou²³, Hong Kong  məu⁵⁵, Macau pɐu⁵⁵.

Etymology not certain. Perhaps a substrate word; compare 🇨🇬. Others believe this is from, as in colloquial Mandarin , although this may be less likely due to the semantic mismatch ("squat" and "bend down").

Definitions

 * 1) to squat; to crouch
 * 2) to be stuck somewhere (because of unfortunate circumstances)
 * 3) to muddle along; to drift along
 * 1) to muddle along; to drift along
 * 1) to muddle along; to drift along
 * 1) to muddle along; to drift along

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