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害

Mandarin · pinyin hài

to do harm to
to cause trouble to
harm
evil
calamity

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害: hài · injure, harm; destroy, kill

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4 · hai4

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hoi6 · hot3 · hot6

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to harm; to maim; to injure
to cause to do; to result in (something unfavourable)
to kill; to murder
to suffer from
to feel (an adverse sentiment)
harm; disaster; calamity
crucial point; vital point
harmful; injurious
(Southern Min) broken

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(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 曷 (hé, “why”)

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