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寒荊

简寒荆 · 繁寒荊

Mandarin · pinyin hán jīng

(polite) my wife (old)

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寒: hán · cold, wintry, chilly
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荆: jīng · thorns; brambles; my wife; cane

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2–1 · han2 jing1

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hon4 ging1

Cantonese word readings for 寒荊. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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