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Mandarin · pinyin fā cuì

to become brittle; to become crisp

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發: fā · issue, dispatch, send out, emit
脆: cuì · crisp; fragile, frail; brittle
发: fā · issue, dispatch, send out; hair

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1–4 · fa1 cui4

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