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揳

Mandarin · pinyin xiē

to hammer in (a nail)
to drive (a wedge)

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揳: xiē · wipe; estimate

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1 · xie1

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gaat3 · git3 · kit3 · sip3 · sit3

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

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