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攆

简撵 · 繁攆

Mandarin · pinyin niǎn

to expel
to oust
(dialect) to chase after
to try to catch up with

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撵: niǎn · drive away, expel, oust

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to expel; to oust; to drive out
(dialectal Mandarin, Jin) to chase after; to run after; to catch up
(Teochew) to push with the hands
(Kinmenese Hokkien) to cut

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