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喫

简吃 · 繁喫

Mandarin · pinyin chī

variant of 吃 chī

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吃: chī · eat; drink; suffer, endure, bear

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1 · chi1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

hat1 · hek3 · jaak3

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(alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 吃 (“to eat; to suffer”)

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