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Mandarin · pinyin shān dòng

to fan
to flap
to incite
to instigate (a strike etc)

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扇: shàn · fan; door panel
動: dòng · move, happen; movement, action
动: dòng · move, happen; movement, action

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1–4 · shan1 dong4

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verb

to fan; to flap
to incite; to instigate; to provoke

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