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暫息

简暂息 · 繁暫息

Mandarin · pinyin zàn xī

a lull (in the storm)
brief break (in rain)

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息: xī · rest, put stop to, end, cease
暂: zàn · temporary

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4–1 · zan4 xi1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

zaam6 sik1

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verb

to stop temporarily; to break; to recess

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