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嗔

Mandarin · pinyin chēn

to be angry at
to be displeased and annoyed

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嗔: chēn · be angry at, scold, rebuke

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can1 · zan1

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character · Etymology 1

to be angry; to be furious
to scold; to rebuke
(alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 瞋 (chēn, “to glare at angrily with wide eyes”)

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