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呻

Mandarin · pinyin shēn

(literary) to recite; to chant; to intone
(bound form) groan

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呻: shēn · groan, moan; recite with intonation

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1 · shen1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

san1 · san3

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to chant; to recite
to groan; to moan

character

(Cantonese, Nanning Pinghua) to complain; to express discontent
(Nanning Pinghua) to sigh (with regret); to heave a sigh; to let out a sigh

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(Cantonese) alternative form of 擤

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