消耗

Mandarin · pinyin xiāo hào

Meanings

  1. to consume; to use up
  2. to deplete; to expend
  3. (old) news; mail; message
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消
xiāo · vanish, die out; melt away
耗
hào · consume, use up; waste, squander
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

siu1 hou3

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

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siu1 hou3

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verb

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to consume; to deplete; to drain; to exhaust; to expend; to use up; to burn (calories); to wear out

noun

  1. (archaic) news; message (information conveyed)

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