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眴

Mandarin · pinyin xuàn

dazzled
dizzy

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4 · xuan4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

hyun3 · jyun6 · seon1 · seon3

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(literary) to signal by moving one's eyes; to give a meaningful look
(literary) to look at
(alt. form 眩) dazzled; dimmed; confused
used in 眴煥／眴焕

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