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眺

Mandarin · pinyin tiào

to gaze into the distance

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眺: tiào · look at, gaze at, scan, survey

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4 · tiao4

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tiu3

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to cast sidelong glances
(alt. form 覜, 頫) to gaze afar; to look from a distance
to look at; to gaze
(archaic, Buddhism) to examine; to investigate
(historical dictionaries only) to avoid

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