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懾人

简慑人 · 繁懾人

Mandarin · pinyin shè rén

intimidating; fearsome
(fig.) awe-inspiring; breathtaking; stunning

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人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
慑: shè · afraid, scared, fearful

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4–2 · she4 ren2

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

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