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煞住

Mandarin · pinyin shā zhù

to brake
to stop
to forbid

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煞: shā · malignant deity; baleful, noxious; strike dead
住: zhù · reside, live at, dwell, lodge; stop

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1–4 · sha1 zhu4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

saat3 zyu6

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