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歃

Mandarin · pinyin shà

to drink

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歃: shà · smear one's mouth with blood of a victim when taking an oath

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4 · sha4

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saap3 · sip3

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(literary) to drink (blood); to suck (blood); to smear (blood) on the mouth
(Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien) to eat (snacks, etc. in an undignified manner)
(Zhangzhou Hokkien, of animals) to eat; to feed

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