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山埃

Mandarin · pinyin shān āi

cyanide (loanword)
same as 氰化

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山: shān · mountain, hill, peak
埃: āi · fine dust, dirt

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1–1 · shan1 ai1

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saan1 aai1

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noun

(chiefly Cantonese, chemistry) cyanide compounds, especially potassium cyanide
(Cantonese, figurative) wrong and harmful information; tip or prediction that will make those who believe in it suffer

adj

(Cantonese) wrong and harmful; devastating

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