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仇

Mandarin · pinyin chóu#

hatred
animosity
enmity
foe
enemy
to feel animosity toward (the wealthy, foreigners etc)

Mandarin · pinyin Qiú#

surname Qiu

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仇: chóu · enemy, hate, hatred, enmity

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2 · chou2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

cau4 · kau4 · sau4

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character

hatred; enmity; resentment
enemy; foe; adversary
to make reprisals; to retaliate
to proofread; to check against the original

character

companion; peer
spouse; mate

character

a surname

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