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出山

Mandarin · pinyin chū shān

to leave the mountain (of a hermit)
to come out of obscurity to a government job
to take a leading position

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出: chū · go out, send out; stand; produce
山: shān · mountain, hill, peak

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1–1 · chu1 shan1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

ceot1 saan1

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

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verb

to leave the mountain area
to come out of retirement and take up a post; to take on a government post

verb

(Cantonese, Hakka, Southern Min) to hold a funeral procession
(Hakka) to serve out one's apprenticeship

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