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廝

简厮 · 繁廝

Mandarin · pinyin sī

(bound form) together; each other
(bound form) male servant
(bound form) dude; so-and-so (used in 那廝 nà sī and 這廝 zhè sī)

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廝: Look up this written character
厮: sī · servant; to make a disturbance

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(male) servant; menial
A lightly insulting term used to refer to someone.
mutually; with each other
A meaningless element used before a verb.

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