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抑或

Mandarin · pinyin yì huò

or
could it be that...?

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抑: yì · press down, repress; curb, hinder
或: huò · or, either, else; perhaps, maybe

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4–4 · yi4 huo4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

jik1 waak6

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conj

(literary or Cantonese) or
(alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 異或 /异或 (yìhuò)

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