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消隱

简消隐 · 繁消隱

Mandarin · pinyin xiāo yǐn

to hide
to retreat into privacy

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消: xiāo · vanish, die out; melt away
隱: Look up this written character
隐: yǐn · hide, conceal; hidden, secret

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1–3 · xiao1 yin3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

siu1 jan2

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

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