狹隘

简 狭隘 · 繁 狹隘
Mandarin · pinyin xiá ài

Meanings

  1. (of a path etc) narrow
  2. (of a living space etc) cramped
  3. (of a way of thinking, a definition etc) narrow; limited
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狹
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隘
ài · narrow, confined; a strategic pass
狭
xiá · narrow, limited; narrow-minded
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2–4 · xia2 ai4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

haap3 aai3 · haap6 aai3 · haap6 aai6

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haap6 aai3

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adj

  1. narrow and small; tight; cramped
  2. narrow-minded; parochial

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狹隘 · xia2 ai4
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Exact source record狹隘 狭隘 [xia2 ai4] /(of a path etc) narrow/(of a living space etc) cramped/(of a way of thinking, a definition etc) narrow; limited/