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消磨

Mandarin · pinyin xiāo mó

Meanings

  1. to wear down
  2. to sap
  3. to whittle away
  4. to while away
  5. to idle away
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消
xiāo · vanish, die out; melt away
磨
mó · grind; polish; rub; wear out; a millstone
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1–2 · xiao1 mo2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

siu1 mo4

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

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siu1 mo4

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verb

  1. to while away; to kill (time)
  2. to wear down (energy, will, etc.)

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