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叚

简假 · 繁叚

Mandarin · pinyin jiǎ

to borrow (variant of 假 jiǎ)

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叚: xiá · jiǎ · false
假: jiǎ · falsehood, deception; vacation

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3 · jia3

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(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) original form of 假 (jiǎ, “to borrow”)

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(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 瑕 (xiá)
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 遐 (xiá)
a surname

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