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淬
Mandarin · pinyin cuì
Meanings
- dip into water
- to temper
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- 淬
- cuì · temper; dye; soak; change, alter
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Mandarin tones
4 · cui4
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Compare dictionary sources Wiktionary · 6 senses · 2 Cantonese readings
Rime Cantonese 粵拼
ceoi3 · seoi6
Cantonese word readings for 淬. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.
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- to temper a metal workpiece by dipping (in water, oil, etc.); to quench
- to dye; to soak
- to change; to alter
- (Quanzhou, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) to burn (a hole) from a cigarette or joss stick
- (Quanzhou and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to touch something with fire for a short instant
- (Zhangzhou Hokkien) to extinguish by pushing down (as of a cigarette)
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