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傳檄

简传檄 · 繁傳檄

Mandarin · pinyin chuán xí

to circulate (a protest or call to arms)
to promulgate

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傳: chuán · summon; propagate, transmit
檄: xí · call arms; urgency
传: chuán · summon; propagate, transmit

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2–2 · chuan2 xi2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

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Cantonese word readings for 傳檄. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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verb

(archaic) to distribute an official call to arms; to distribute an official denunciation of the enemy
(archaic) to send a notification or letter

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