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稀罕

Mandarin · pinyin xī han

rare; uncommon
rare thing; rarity
to value as a rarity; to cherish
Taiwan pr. xīhǎn

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稀: xī · rare, unusual, scarce; sparse
罕: hǎn · rare, scarce; surname

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1–5 · xi1 han5

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

hei1 hon2

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adj

rare; uncommon; scarce

noun

rarity; uncommon event

verb

(colloquial, chiefly in the negative) to like something because it is rare; to value as a rarity; to cherish; to care about

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